Figen Yüksekdağ, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Figen Yüksekdağ

Turkish politician

Date of Birth: 19-Dec-1971

Place of Birth: Ceyhan, Turkey

Profession: politician, journalist

Nationality: Turkey

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Figen Yüksekdag Senoglu (born 19 December 1971) is a Turkish politician and journalist, who was a former co-leader of the left-wing Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) of Turkey from 2014 to 2017, serving alongside Selahattin Demirtas.
She was a Member of Parliament for Van since the June 2015 general election until her parliamentary membership was revoked by the courts on 21 February 2017.
Her party membership and therefore her co-leadership position were revoked by the courts on 9 March 2017 following a six-year prison sentence for allegedly distributing terrorist propaganda.