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About Oğuzhan Albayrak

Having graduated from Public Administration, Oğuzhan Albayrak started his career as a diplomatic agent in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey in 2009. As a Junior Diplomat he served in the General-Directorate of Bilateral Political Affairs – Europe and General-Directorate for the European Union. He was assigned to posts in various embassies of Turkey in Kuwait, Malta, Jerusalem (Consulate General) and Azerbaijan, respectively. He was dismissed from his position in February 2017 as a result of the massive political purge by the Turkish government against dissidents. He is currently living in exile in Germany and is the Executive Director of the Human Rights Defenders e. V. (HRD) Association.

HRD is a non-profit and independent civil society organization campaigning to defend human rights and to help people facing persecution all around the world with a special focus on Turkey. HRD was established in 2018 in Cologne, Germany, by Turkish lawyers, former bureaucrats and entrepreneurs who are political asylum-seekers in Europe. HRD prepares reports concerning human rights violations, establishing contacts with other Human Rights NGOs and stakeholders, state officials and regional and international organizations. HRD also provides legal advice to victims, initiates legal procedures on behalf of the victims and prepares official petitions to the relevant UN Human Rights mechanisms.