Mehdi Zana
Former Mayor of Diyarbakır
Mehdi Zana is an author and former Kurdish politician from Turkey. He is prominent Kurdish political activist a former Mayor of Diyarbakır. Following the coup de état in 1980 he was imprisoned for more than ten years. Wikipedia
Born: 1940 (age 83 years), Silvan, Diyarbakır
Party: Workers' Party of Turkey
Spouse: Leyla Zana (m. 1975)
Previous office: Mayor of Diyarbakır (1978–1980)
Nationality: Turkish