Gulan Avci
Encyclopedia
Gulan Avci is a Swedish
politician of Kurdish
descent and Member of Parliament for the Liberal People's Party
. In March 2010, she broke with her party line and voted in favor of the Recognition of the Armenian Genocide
in Swedish Parliament. Avci was chairperson of the Kurdish Youth of Sweden between 1998-2000.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
politician of Kurdish
Kurdish people
The Kurdish people, or Kurds , are an Iranian people native to the Middle East, mostly inhabiting a region known as Kurdistan, which includes adjacent parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey...
descent and Member of Parliament for the Liberal People's Party
Liberal People's Party (Sweden)
The Liberal People's Party is a political party in Sweden. The party advocates social liberalism and is part of the governing centre-right coalition The Alliance, which achieved a majority in the general election of 17 September 2006...
. In March 2010, she broke with her party line and voted in favor of the Recognition of the Armenian Genocide
Recognition of the Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide recognition refers to the formal acceptance that the massacre and forced deportation of Armenians committed by the Ottoman Empire in 1915-1923 constitute genocide...
in Swedish Parliament. Avci was chairperson of the Kurdish Youth of Sweden between 1998-2000.