Cansın Köktürk

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Cansın Köktürk (born 13 June 1993) is a German politician and member of the Bundestag. A member of The Left, she has represented North Rhine-Westphalia since March 2025. Köktürk was born on 13 June 1993 in Hattingen and is of Turkish origin. She studied social work at the University of Duisburg-Essen. She worked as a social worker after graduating and was later a director of an emergency shelter for refugees, the homeless and people with addictions in Nordbad, Bochum. She worked in the youth welfare sector for many years, specialising in families in poverty. She later worked as a social worker in a school. She was also founder and chairperson of Medizinische Flüchtlingshilfe Bochum (Bochum Medical Refugee Aid), an outreach organisation for the homeless. In 2021 she was appointed Quartiersmanagerin (Neighborhood Manager) for the northern part of Bochum city centre. Köktürk was a member of The Left in her youth but left due to disagreement with the political positions of party leader Sahra...

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