▁failed ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁ 1 0 % ▁election ▁threshold . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁Bay dem ir ▁spent ▁ 6 ▁months ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁to ▁improve ▁his ▁English . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁mayor ▁of ▁Di yar b ak ı r . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁he ▁married ▁Rey han ▁Y al ç ı nd a ğ , ▁the ▁deput y ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Association ▁in ▁Turkey . ▁On ▁ 2 3 ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁their ▁son ▁Mir z any ar ▁was ▁born . ▁ ▁Ch arg es ▁and ▁thre ats ▁As ▁a ▁human ▁rights ▁activ ist ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁politician , ▁Os man ▁Bay dem ir ▁has ▁been ▁subject ed ▁to ▁per sec ution ▁on ▁various ▁levels . ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁report ▁of ▁Am n esty ▁International ▁of ▁ 1 2 ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁there ▁were ▁ 2 0 0 ▁court ▁cases ▁against ▁him ▁for ▁his ▁human ▁rights ▁activities . ▁The ▁daily ▁Rad ikal ▁reported ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁that ▁during ▁the ▁last ▁two ▁years ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 1 2 9 ▁investig ations ▁against ▁him ▁had ▁been ▁conducted . ▁ ▁Os man ▁Bay dem ir ▁has ▁received ▁numerous ▁thre ats . ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁Am n esty ▁International ▁issued ▁an ▁ur gent ▁action ▁on ▁his ▁beh alf . ▁After ▁the ▁assass ination ▁of ▁Armen ian ▁journalist ▁H