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Democratic Regions Party (DBP) co-Chair Sebahat Tuncel, in custody since October 4, has been arrested.
Waiting in front of Diyarbakır Courthouse to protest Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) deputies being taken into custody, she was beaten and taken into custody together with 10 other people on Friday, October 4.
Who is Sebahat Tuncel?
Sebahat Tuncel, born 5 July 1975 is a Kurdish politician, women's rights advocate, former nurse and member of Parliament in Turkey.
She was born in Yazıhan and studied cartography and land surveying in Mersin University, before beginning her political career through the Women's Branch of the Party of People's Democracy (HADEP) in 1998.
She has also worked with international organizations such as UNDP and Amnesty International. She went on trial for a membership in the PKK in 2006, accused of making frequent trips to PKK camps in northern Iraq, and was subsequently imprisoned.
She ran for the parliamentary elections from prison and after winning a seat in Istanbul with 93,000 votes, was released from custody in July 2007. She is the youngest woman to serve in the Turkish Parliament and the first person in Turkish history to be elected to parliament from prison. (Source: Wikipedia) (NV/DG)
