Yaşar Kaya
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Yaşar Kaya (born 1938, Kars, Turkey[1]–2016, Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan) was a Turkish-Kurdish politician and publisher of the pro-Kurdish newspaper Özgür Gündem.[2] Together with authors like Ismail Besikçi and Musa Anter, he was a co-founders of the Kurdish Institute of Istanbul in 1992.[3]
Quick Facts Chairman of the Peoples' Labour Party, President of the Kurdish Parliament in Exile ...
Yaşar Kaya | |
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Chairman of the Peoples' Labour Party | |
In office June 1993 – December 1993 | |
President of the Kurdish Parliament in Exile | |
In office 1995–1999 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1938 Kars, Turkey |
Died | 9 March 2016 Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan |
Citizenship | Turkish |
Nationality | Kurdish |
Political party | Peoples Labour Party |
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