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Öykü Özen, a transsexual from the province, has applied to be a candidate for deputy from the main opposition Republican People’s Party, or CHP.

A transsexual CHP candidate nominee with a heart in politics? Öykü Özen, a transsexual from the northwestern province of Bursa, has filed to be a candidate for deputy from the main opposition Republican People’s Party, or CHP. The CHP’s candidate-to-be Özen said she has been following political agenda for years and has a heart in politics. “That’s why I want to be a candidate. But the Supreme Election Board, or YSK, has increased the price of application for independent candidates to 7,000 Turkish Liras. This is something negative,” Özen said.

The main reason Özen applied to the CHP was the party’s stand against the discriminative rhetoric used for homosexuality.

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