Gülcan Kaçmaz Sayyiğit
Gülcan Kaçmaz Sayyiğit (born 1982, Gevas, Turkey) is an educator and politician. Since June 2023, she is a member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey representing Van for the Green Left Party (YSP).
Early life and education[edit]
Gülcan Kaçmaz Sayyiğit was born in 1982 in Gevas where she received primary and high school education. Following she studied geography at the Yücüncü Yil University in Van.[1] Between 2008 and 2012 she was a geography teacher in Çatak, where she was also an involved in the Education and Science Workers' Union (Egitim Sen) during the same years.[1]
Professional career[edit]
Between 2012 and 2017 she was an educator at the vocational high school in Edremit.[1] She eventually served as the co-chair of the Van branch of the Egitim Sen.[1] In 2017, Sayyiğit was dismissed from public office per decree during a state of emergency.[1]
Political career[edit]
In the local election of March 2019 Gülcan Kaçmaz Sayyiğit was elected as the mayor of Edremit for the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) with over 50 per cent of the votes.[2] However, the Supreme Election Council refused to accept her electoral success, but gave the mayorship to Ismail Say of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) who placed second.[3] In the parliamentary elections of May 2023, Gülcan Kaçmaz Sayyiğit was elected to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, representing Van for the YSP.[4]
Personal life[edit]
Gülcan Kaçmaz Sayyiğit is married and has a child.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f Sari, Zelal Sahidenur; Takva, Rusen (2019-03-21). "Gülcan Kaçmaz Sayyiğit: Kadınların talebi, iradelerini gasbedenlere cevap vermek". Ekmek ve Gül (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-07-06.
- ^ "2019 Van - Gülcan Kaçmaz Sayyiğit - Seçim Sonuçları". www.haberler.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-07-06.
- ^ Cesur, Kadir (2023-05-26). "Mazbatasına el konulan belediye eş başkanı, milletvekili seçildi". Gazete Duvar (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-07-06.
- ^ Şafak, Yeni (2023-07-07). "Van Seçim Sonuçları - 2023 Genel Seçim Van Oy Oranları | CANLI". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-07-06.