Mithat Sancar

Mithat Sancar MP
Mithat Sancar, 2022
Chairman of the Peoples’ Democratic Party
In office 23 February 2020 – 27 August 2023 Serving with Pervin Buldan
Preceded by	Sezai Temelli
Succeeded by	Cahit Kırkazak
Deputy Speaker of the Grand National Assembly
In office 20 February 2018 – 23 February 2020
Speaker	İsmail Kahraman Binali Yıldırım Mustafa Şentop
Serving with	27th Parliament Mustafa Şentop Levent Gök Celal Adan 26th Parliament Ahmet Aydın Ayşe Nur Bahçekapılı Yaşar Tüzün
Preceded by	Pervin Buldan
Succeeded by	Nimetullah Erdoğmuş
Member of the Grand National Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 June 2015
Constituency	Mardin (June 2015, Nov 2015, 2018) Şanlıurfa (2023)
Personal details
Born	1963 (age 60–61) Nusaybin, Turkey
Political party	People's Democratic Party (HDP)
Spouse	Türkan Sancar
Alma mater	Ankara University
Profession	Constitutional law scholar

Mithat Sancar (born 1963) is a Turkish professor of public and constitutional law, columnist, and translator of Arab descent. He has been an MP for the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) in the Turkish parliament since the June 2015 general election and was elected Co-Chair of the party in February 2020.