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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

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.