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Sebahat Tuncel

Politician

Sebahat Tuncel is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Sabahat Tuncel · Sebahat Tuncel · Себахат Тунджел · Себахат Тунджель · سيباهات تونجيل · 4 more...				[sources]
Alias	Sabahat Tuncel · Себахат Тунджел · Себахат Тунджель · ساباهات تونجەل · سەباھەت تونجەل · 3 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1975-07-05				[sources]
Place of birth	Yazıhan district				[sources]
Gender	female				[sources]
Nationality	Türkiye				[sources]
Country	Türkiye				[sources]
Citizenship	Türkiye				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Sebahat				[sources]
Last name	Tuncel				[sources]
Political association	Democratic Regions Party · Peoples' Democratic Party				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q464682				[sources]
Position	DBP Co-chair (2016-2017) · DBP Co-chair (2017-2019) · Grand National Assembly (member, 2007-2011) · Grand National Assembly (member, 2011-2015) · HDP Co-chair (2013-2014) · 3 more...				[sources]
Education	Mersin University				[sources]
Last change	2026-01-19	Last processed	2026-02-15	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Turkish statesperson of Kurdish ancestry (born 1975)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-12-30

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Grand National Assembly	2007-07-23	-
Member of the Grand National Assembly	-	-

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons271,292

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,633

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,165

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions503,185

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata326,007

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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