İbrahim Halil Baran (Kurmanji: Îbrahîm Xelîl Baran; born 1981) is a Kurdish poet,[1][2][3] politician,[4] writer[5] and designer. He is founder and first party chairman for Partiya Kurdistani (PAKURD).[4]
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 Baran in 2017 | |
| Native name | Îbrahîm Xelîl Baran |
| Born | 1971 (age 52–53) Tionek, Suruç, Turkey |
| Occupation | Poet, politician, writer and designer |
Baran studied at Dicle University before receiving a master's degree at Bilkent University. He was then the editor of Yom Sanat magazine.[1] In 2015, he wrote an article for Rudaw Media Network.[5]
Baran was placed in detention for 13 days by Turkish Authorities for disseminating the propaganda of a terrorist organization and insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in 2017. He was detained on January 11 and arrested on January 23, before being released on April 11 under due process. Baran claimed that he had been heavily tortured, and that 16 other people related to PAKURD (including his brother) were also in prison.[4] The court ruled in his favour, ordering the government to pay him TL 20,000 ($2,790) in damages.[6]
In 2020, Baran republished a collection of poems, in a volume known as Sular Divanı,[3] previously released in 2005. His previous works include Esmer Tenli Irmak Düşleri (2002)[1]
In 2021, Baran was sentenced to 3 years and six months by a court in Urfa for "incitement against the Turkish nation, the Republic of Turkey, institutions and state body", concerning about 30 tweets and articles by Baran. Baran was not informed, and only found out about the sentence in 2022. He has not returned to Turkey since the sentence was announced.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Poetry Academy - İbrahim Halil BARAN Life - Life Who is İbrahim Halil BARAN?". Retrieved 2022-10-23.
- ^ "Avrasya maratonunda Ceylan için koşacaklar en son haber". EnSon Haber (in Turkish). 14 October 2010. Retrieved 21 September 2011. [dead link]
- ^ a b Baran, İbrahim Halil (January 1, 2020). Sular Divanı. Turkey: Avesta. ISBN 978-6052246689.
- ^ a b c "PAKURD Chairman Baran: I was exposed to heavy torture during detention". stockholmcf.org. Stockholm Center for Freedom. May 14, 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ^ a b Halil Baran, Ibrahim. "Ermeniler, Kürtlerden Özür Dilesin". rudaw.net. Retrieved 2022-10-23.
- ^ "Turkey's top court fines gov't for torture of Kurdish party chairman in police custody". www.turkishminute.com. Turkish Minute. February 24, 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ^ "Li Serokê PAKURDê Îbrahîm Xelîl Baran 3 sal û 6 meh ceza hat birrîn". rudaw.net. Retrieved 2022-10-23.
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