Age, Biography and Wiki
Başak Demirtaş was born on 1977 in Sur, Diyarbakır, Turkey, is a teacher. Discover Başak Demirtaş's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is She in this year and how She spends money? Also learn how She earned most of networth at the age of 46 years old?
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Teacher |
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46 years old |
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1977, 1977 |
| Birthday |
1977 |
| Birthplace |
Diyarbakır, Turkey |
| Nationality |
Turkey |
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She is a member of famous teacher with the age 46 years old group.
Başak Demirtaş Height, Weight & Measurements
At 46 years old, Başak Demirtaş height not available right now. We will update Başak Demirtaş's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Who Is Başak Demirtaş's Husband?
Her husband is Selahattin Demirtas (m. 2002)
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Selahattin Demirtas (m. 2002) |
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2 |
Başak Demirtaş Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Başak Demirtaş worth at the age of 46 years old? Başak Demirtaş’s income source is mostly from being a successful teacher. She is from Turkey. We have estimated
Başak Demirtaş's net worth
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Pending |
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Under Review |
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Not Available |
| Source of Income |
teacher |
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Timeline
In November 2021, Demitraş and her doctor were sentenced to two and half years in jail each, for an inaccurate health certificate. The defense claimed the relevant records, proving the medical examination occurred in the context of heavy medical complications following a pregnancy miscarriage, were not examined by the Turkish court and will appeal the judgment. The defense also claim this process is part of collective punishment and harassment of Turkish opposition.
Başak Demirtaş travels regularly from Diyarbakır to Edirne in Turkey's North West to visit her husband. She told the BBC that she tried to be her husband's voice outside the prison during the 2018 Turkish Presidential election, in which he competed as the candidate for the HDP. On 6 June 2018, Selahattin Demirtaş made a campaign speech through his wife's phone from prison.
She met with the EU Rapporteur Kati Piri in 2018 to advocate for her husband's release. During the COVID-19 pandemic she campaigned for the inclusion of the political prisoners into a law which would release thousands of prisoners. She took part in the annual congress of the Progressive Alliance in 2019 in Stockholm, where she received an Award for Political Courage on behalf of her husband Selahattin Demirtaş. In June 2020, she was the target of a sexual threat from a Twitter account, which lead to a wave of solidarity from human rights activists and female politicians. In September 2020, she quit her job as a teacher due to the unpredictable nature of her visits to her husband due to the COVID-19 crisis.
Talking about her husband's arrest by Turkish authorities on November 4, 2016. She told Cumhuriyet that it had reminded her of her own childhood: "They took my dad away in 1982. We were in Diyarbakır and the police also came in the middle of the night."
She married Selahattin Demirtaş in 2002. Her husband is a leading democratic opposition leader in Turkey, active in social democratic, civil rights, and minorities rights parties. They have two daughters.
Başak Demirtaş (born 1977) is a Kurdish-Turkish teacher, author, and the wife of Selahattin Demirtaş, the former leader of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), who she has been campaigning to get released from prison since 2016.
