Selçuk Öztürk

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Selçuk Öztürk
Selçuk Öztürk in 2011
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
8 November 2012 – 30 March 2021
Personal details
Born (1972-04-08) 8 April 1972 (age 52)
Büyükkışla, Şereflikoçhisar, Turkey
Political partyLabour Party
(1998–2014)
Independent (2014–2015)
DENK (2015–present)

Selçuk Öztürk (born 8 April 1972) is a Dutch politician of Turkish descent. He is a former member of the Labour Party (PvdA). Since 8 November 2012, he has been an MP. On 13 November 2014, Öztürk and Tunahan Kuzu left the Labor Party and have formed the Group Kuzu/Öztürk, later renamed DENK .[1]

Öztürk was also a member of the provincial parliament of the province of Limburg between 11 March 2011 and 1 December 2012, and a member of the municipal council of Roermond from 1998 until 2013.

He stood down from Parliament at the 2021 general election[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Even well-meaning parties based on ethnicity are a terrible idea". The Economist. 11 June 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Veel lokale politici DENK op lijst voor Tweede Kamer". 19 December 2020.