Barış Sulu

Barış Sulu is a Turkish politician from the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP). Sulu is the first openly gay parliamentary candidate in Turkey.[1]

However, he wasn't elected to parliament.[2] He has been an LGBT rights activist in Turkey since 1999,[1] though is now currently a refugee in Germany.

References

  1. ^ a b First-ever openly gay parliamentary candidate stands for election in Turkey. The Independent, 25 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Women, ethnic, religious minorities change face of Turkish parliament". Reuters. 2015-06-09. Retrieved 2019-11-05.
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