List of dismissed and imprisoned Kurdish mayors in Turkey
updated Thursday 1 January 1970 à 00h00
Mr. Hüseyin OLAN
Municipality
Bitlis
City
Bitlis
Arrested
November 24, 2016
Situation actuel
Dismissed
Detained
Imprisoned
Huseyin Olan born in Bitlis in 1959, was elected mayor of the city of Bitlis in the local elections of March 30, 2014 with a total of 9,700 votes and with a score of 44.17%.
Olan was arrested on November 24, 2016 on allegations of "belonging to a terrorist organization" and "carrying out propaganda for a terrorist organization". He was sentenced to 7 years 6 months in prison.
Huseyin Olan, a pharmacist by profession, was a member of the Board of Directors of the Turkish Pharmacists Association. He is the father of 3 children.