Lyutvi Mestan

Lyutvi Mestan
Lyutvi Mestan
Leader of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms
	In office; 19 January 2013 – 24 December 2015
Preceded by	Ahmed Dogan
Succeeded by	Mustafa Karadayi
Personal details
Born	December 24, 1960 (age 60); Chorbadzhiysko, Bulgaria
Political party	Bulgarian Communist Party ; (before 1990)[citation needed] Union of Democratic Forces ; (1990-1993)[citation needed] Movement for Rights and Freedoms ; (1993–2015)(expelled) Independent ; (2015–2016) Democrats for Responsibility, Solidarity and Tolerance ; (2016–present)[citation needed]

Lyutvi Ahmed Mestan (Bulgarian: Лютви Ахмед Местан, Turkish: Lütfi Ahmet Mestan) (born 24 December 1960) is a Bulgarian politician of Turkish-Bulgarian origin. He was chairman of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms from January 2013 to 24 December 2015.^[2] He has been the Member of Parliament for Kardzhali.^[3] He was removed as party leader by the DPS central council and expelled from the party for what it considered an excessively pro-Turkish government stance following the downing of a Russian bomber jet by the Turkish Air Force.^[1] He subsequently founded a new political force, DOST, acronym of Democrats for Responsibility, Solidarity and Tolerance in Bulgarian, and a double entendre also signifying friend in Turkish. The party is based on pro-EU, pro-NATO and liberal opinions.^[4]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Bulgaria's DPS Party Expels Chairman Lyutvi Mestan". novinite.com. Sofia News Agency. 24 December 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
^ "Bulgaria's DPS Party Expels Chairman Lyutvu Mestan". Novinite. 2015-12-24. Retrieved 2015-12-24.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-05-03. Retrieved 2014-05-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Ousted Leader of Bulgaria's DPS Lyutvi Mestan Launches DOST Political Project". Novinite. 2016-02-27. Retrieved 2016-06-14.

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[expelled-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Bulgaria's DPS Party Expels Chairman Lyutvi Mestan". novinite.com. Sofia News Agency. 24 December 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2017.

[2] "Bulgaria's DPS Party Expels Chairman Lyutvu Mestan". Novinite. 2015-12-24. Retrieved 2015-12-24.

[3] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-05-03. Retrieved 2014-05-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[4] "Ousted Leader of Bulgaria's DPS Lyutvi Mestan Launches DOST Political Project". Novinite. 2016-02-27. Retrieved 2016-06-14.

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Lyutvi Mestan


Leader of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms
In office 19 January 2013 – 24 December 2015
Preceded by	Ahmed Dogan
Succeeded by	Mustafa Karadayi

Personal details
Born	(1960-12-24) December 24, 1960 (age 60) Chorbadzhiysko, Bulgaria
Political party	Bulgarian Communist Party (before 1990)^{[citation needed]} Union of Democratic Forces (1990-1993)^{[citation needed]} Movement for Rights and Freedoms (1993–2015)(expelled)^[1] Independent (2015–2016) Democrats for Responsibility, Solidarity and Tolerance (2016–present)^{[citation needed]}