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Leyla Zana

Politician

Leyla Zana 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	Leyla Zana · Leyla Zanaová · Λεϊλά Ζάνα · Лейла Зана · Лейля Зана · 8 more...				[sources]
Alias	Leyla Silvan · Leyla Zanaová · Λεϊλά Ζάνα · Зана Лейла · Зана, Лейла · 11 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	Zana · 莉拉·薩娜				[sources]
Birth date	1961-05-03				[sources]
Place of birth	Silvan				[sources]
Gender	female				[sources]
Nationality	Türkiye				[sources]
Country	Türkiye				[sources]
Citizenship	Türkiye				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Leyla				[sources]
Last name	Zana				[sources]
Website	twitter.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q464689				[sources]
Position	Grand National Assembly (member, 2011-2015) · Grand National Assembly (member, 2015-) · Grand National Assembly (member, 2015-2015) · Member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey				[sources]
Last change	2025-12-01	Last processed	2025-12-01	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Turkish statesperson (born 1961)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-11-08

Relationships

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories198,585

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Every Politician57,742

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions515,989

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Wikidata357,112

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Mehdi Zana Politician	spouse	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Grand National Assembly	2015-11-17	-
Member of the Grand National Assembly	2011-06-28