Pınar Aydınlar (born 12 February 1979 in Istanbul[1]) is a Turkish singer and politician. She has recorded several albums and also performed during the electoral campaigns of the HDP. In 2014, she was a mayoral candidate for Istanbul for the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP).
Pınar Aydınlar | |
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| Born | February 12, 1979 |
| Occupation(s) | Folk music singer and politician |
| Known for | Turkish and Kurdish folk music |
| Political party | Halkların Demokratik Partisi |
Musical career
editShe began to play the baglama when she was thirteen years of age.[1] She graduated from the State Conservatory for Turkish Music of the Technical University of Istanbul in 1995.[1] In 2003 Aydınlar released an album called Türkü Söylemek Lazım and two more in 2011.[2]
Political career
editShe is a well known supporter of the Peoples Democratic Party, being its Mayoral candidate together with Sirri Süreyya Önder in the local elections of March 2014[3][4] and also as a candidate for Izmir in the parliamentary elections 2015.[5] She performed at the electoral campaign of the HDP in Ankara[6] and is also a signatory of demand of release of the HDP politician and Human Rights Activist Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu.[7]
Prosecution and imprisonment
editShe was arrested on the 15 May 2018 at the Atatürk Airport in Istanbul after she arrived from Germany.[2] She was prosecuted for speeches she held during her electoral campaign to become a Member of the Grand National Assembly for Izmir and released after three and a half months.[8] On the 17 March 2021, the State Prosecutor at the Court of Cassations Bekir Sahin demanded the closure of the HDP together with a political ban of five years for her and 686 other HDP politicians for alleged links with the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK)[9]
Personal life
editAydınlar is married and has two children.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Pınar Aydınlar Kimdir? - Pınar Aydınlar Hayatı ve Biyografisi". Haberler (in Turkish). Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ a b "HDP's Pınar Aydınlar Arrested". Bianet. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ "HDP announces 12 female candidates out of 31 provinces - Turkey News". Hürriyet Daily News. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ "Crowd of around 5,000 people attack HDP building in Central Anatolian province - Turkey News". Hürriyet Daily News. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ Sever, Ceylan (20 May 2018). "Turkish singer files criminal complaint against prison staff over naked strip search - Turkey News". Hürriyet Daily News. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ "Pınar Aydınlar, HDP mitinginde söylediği parça nedeniyle gözaltına alındı". T24 (in Turkish). Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ "Open Letter to President Erdogan in Solidarity with Human Rights Activist and MP Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu | Human Rights eV". 2021-02-16. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ Bahçetepe, Sibel. "Aydınlar: I felt like I had come out of a Nazi concentration camp". Cumhuriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ "HDP indictment seeks political ban for 687 members, including Demirtaş, Buldan and Sancar". Bianet. 17 March 2021.