Dengir Mir Mehmet Fırat
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Dengir Mir Mehmet Fırat MP |
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| Member of the Grand National Assembly | |
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Assumed office 7 June 2015 |
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| Constituency | Mersin (June 2015, Nov 2015) |
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In office 18 April 1999 – 12 June 2011 |
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| Constituency |
Adıyaman (1999) Mersin (2002) Adana (2007) |
| Deputy leader of the Justice and Development Party | |
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In office 10 August 2001 – 7 November 2008 |
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| Leader | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Abdulkadir Aksu |
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August 8, 1943 Kahta, Adıyaman, Turkey |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Political party |
Virtue Party (FP) 1999-2001 Justice and Development Party (AKP) 2001-2014 Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) 2015-present |
| Alma mater | Ankara University, Law School |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Dengir Mir Mehmet Fırat (born 8 August 1943) is a Kurdish politician who was one of the founders of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) in 2001. He served as a Member of Parliament for the Grand National Assembly from 1999 to 2011 and again since 2015 as a member of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP).
Fırat was born in the district of Kahta in Adyaman on 8 August 1943. His grandfather, Hacı Bedir Fırat, was an MP during the first, second and third Parliaments of the Turkish Republic, serving from Malatya for the first and second and from Kars for the third Parliament. His uncle Hüseyin Fehmi Fırat was a Democratic Party politician who also served as an MP for three terms. His cousin, Mehmet Sırrı Turanlı, was an MP for Adıyaman in the 11th Parliament and was later also a senator.
In Kurdish, the name 'Dengir' means "great voice" while the name 'Mîr' means bey (local leader). Mir Mehmet was the name of one of Fırat's forefathers. From a Kurdish background, Fırat's grandfather was given a medal by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.Yusuf Halaçoğlu claims that Fırat is in fact of Turkish origin and not Kurdish as has been stated.
After graduation, Fırat served as a freelance lawyer, a farmer and an export tradesman. He was a member of the Executive Board of the Mediterranean Exporters Association.
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