Beritan Güneş Altın

Beritan Günes Altın
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Member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey
Incumbent
Assumed office
June 2023
ConstituencyMardin
Personal details
Born1995
Kiziltepe, Turkey
Political partyGreen Left Party (YSP)
EducationPsychologist
Alma materYıldırım Beyazıt University, Ankara

Beritan Güneş Altın i(born 1995 Kiziltepe, Turkey) is a psychologist and politician. Since June 2023, she is a member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey representing Mardin for the Green Left Party (YSP).

Early life and education

Beritan Güneş Altın was born in Kızıltepe and attended primary and secondary school in Diyarbakir.[1] She graduated from high school in Mardin.[1] Following she studied psychology at the Yildirim Beyazit University in Ankara.[1]

Professional career

After graduating she worked with Yazidi refugees which she assisted in Kurdish language[1] and became a writer for a Kurdish Jineology magazine.[2][1] She is also a member of the Inititaive of Psychologists in Mesopotamia (DER-MEZ).[2][1] With the DER-MEZ, she was involved in establishing a psychological assistance to earthquake victims in the languages Kurdish, Arabic and Turkish.[2]

Political career

In the parliamentary elections of May 2023, Beritan Güneş Altın was elected into the Grand National Assembly of Turkey representing the Mardin district for the YSP.[3] In parliament, she aims to defend women rights and establishing assistance to earthquake victims.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Bêrîtan Guneş: "Ji bo mafên zimanê zikmakî ez ê li ber xwe bidim"". Bianet.
  2. ^ a b c d Piro, Aram (14 April 2023). "Belleğimde Beritanların mücadelesi". Yeni Özgur Politika] (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-06-30.
  3. ^ Şafak, Yeni (2023-06-30). "Mardin Seçim Sonuçları - 2023 Genel Seçim Mardin Oy Oranları | CANLI". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-06-30.