Ceylan Akça Cupolo (born 1986) is a politician of the Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) and since June 2023 a member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey[1]
Early life and education
editCupolo was born in Hazro, Turkey in 1986.[2] She graduated from the Dokuz Eylül University in İzmir with a BSc in American culture and literature in 2009 and returned to the university in 2022 for her MSc.[3] Following she became an advisor to the People's Democratic Party (HDP) for several years.[4]
Political career
editDuring her electoral campaign to the parliamentary election in 2023, Ceylan Akça Cupolo aimed to defend the position of the Kurdish people and for that the Kurdish rights become included in the Turkish constitution.[5] In May 2023, she was elected into the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, representing Diyarbakir for the YSP.[6]
Political positions
She does not classify free elections to be free elections of the electoral campaign is not free as well.[7] She is favor of a free press and opposed the detention of Merdan Yanardag for criticizing the long imprisonment of Abdullah Öcalan.[8]
Advocacy for women’s rights
In October 2024, Akça Cupolo joined a protest march in Diyarbakır against femicide, organized by local civil society organizations.[9] She accused the state of neglecting to protect women from perpetrators known to have histories of violence and criticized what she described as a “male order” complicit in systemic violence against women. Akça Cupolo urged women to organize collectively, stating that “an organized woman is a strong woman.”[9]
Personal life
editCeylan Akça Cupolo is married with the journalist from Al Monitor Diego Cupolo with who she has a child.[10]
References
edit- ↑ "Türkiye: Proposal for a Law on the Recognition and Protection of Human Rights Defenders – Focus: The Observatory On Public Policies For Defenders". Retrieved 2025-10-10.
- ↑ "Ceylan Akça Cupolo kimdir?". sonhaberler.com (in Turkish). 2023-06-26. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
- ↑ "Ceylan Akça". LinkedIn.
- ↑ "Ceylan Akça Cupolo Biyografisi". Haberler.
- ↑ Czarnowska, Martyna (13 July 2023). "Archiv: Kurdischer Kampf um politische Teilhabe | Wiener Zeitung". Wiener Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 2023-07-04.
- ↑ "Diyarbakır Seçim Sonuçları - 2023 Genel Seçim Diyarbakır Oy Oranları | CANLI". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). 2023-04-07. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
- ↑ Francis, Vala (1 July 2023). "Turkish election observations and British counter-terrorism policing of activists - PART ONE". First News Agency. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
- ↑ "Turkish court sends veteran journalist to prison for criticising isolation of Abdullah Öcalan". Medya News. 2023-06-27. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
- 1 2 "DEM Parti Diyarbakır Milletvekili Cupolo: Faillerin hepsinin şiddet geçmişi vardı bu devlet bilerek kadınları korumadı". T24 (in Turkish). Retrieved 2025-10-10.
- ↑ Woodside, Christine (2023-06-26). "Reporting in places where press freedom is elusive | Department of Journalism". Retrieved 2023-07-04.