Who is Ebru Özdemir, the Deputy Mayor of Şişli for whom an arrest warrant has been issued? How old is she and where is she from?

The investigation launched by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office against 7 suspects, including İBB Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, İBB Deputy Secretary General Mahir Polat, and Şişli Mayor Resul Emrah Şahan, on charges of "aiding the PKK/KCK terrorist organization" is ongoing. Within the scope of the investigation, the Istanbul Criminal Court of Peace has issued arrest warrants for fugitive suspects Şişli Deputy Mayor Ebru Özdemir, Azad Barış, and Hunav Altun. So, who is Şişli Deputy Mayor Ebru Özdemir? How old is she and where is she from? Here is what is known about Ebru Özdemir...

WHO IS EBRU ÖZDEMİR?

Ebru Özdemir completed her high school education at the Istanbul Saint Joseph French High School. She received her undergraduate degree from the Department of Translation and Interpretation at Bilkent University with a thesis on "European Union Industrial and Trade Policies," and completed her master's degree at the Faculty of Communication of the Galatasaray University Institute of Social Sciences.

Özdemir began her career as an intern in the foreign news department of Kanal D, and later held various positions in the private sector, including project manager, project coordinator, director, and founding partner. Starting in 2020, she began working as a General Coordinator in the research sector, where she took on responsibilities in areas such as developing relations between national and international public and private institutions and non-governmental organizations, as well as planning public opinion research. In 2021, she played a role in the implementation of capacity-building projects supported by the European Union Delegation to Turkey as a Project Coordinator in the civil society sector.

Özdemir has been involved as a volunteer and executive in various non-governmental organizations, focusing her work on issues such as fundamental rights and freedoms, cultural diversity, social peace, democratization, gender equality, and sustainable development. She is fluent in French and English.

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