Abdullah Levent Tüzel
Abdullah Levent Tüzel (born 12 July 1961) is a Turkish politician who was one of the founders of the Labour Party (EMEP) in 1996. He was a Member of Parliament for Istanbul's third electoral district, had been elected as an Independent in the 2011 general election with the backing of the Labour, Democracy and Freedom Bloc. He was with the parliamentary group of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP).
Abdullah Levent Tüzel | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Grand National Assembly | |
| In office 12 June 2011 – 1 November 2015 | |
| Constituency | Istanbul (III) (2011, June 2015) |
| Leader of the Labour Party | |
| In office 25 November 1996 – 12 June 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Haydar Kaya |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 December 1961 Bulancak, Turkey |
| Political party | Labour Party (1996-2011) Independent (2011-2014) Peoples' Democratic Party (2013–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Peoples' Democratic Congress (HDK) |
| Alma mater | Istanbul University |
Tüzel graduated from Istanbul University Law school and has been a freelance lawyer since 1985. Founding the Labour Party in 1996, he managed resigned before the 2011 general election in order to contest the election as an independent from Istanbul. Despite recent disagreements between EMEP and the HDP regarding the influence of Kurdish nationalism within the party, Tüzel joined the HDP and was HDP Member of Parliament until the end of his term.