, ▁he ▁managed ▁res igned ▁before ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁general ▁election ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁contest ▁the ▁election ▁as ▁an ▁independent ▁from ▁ İ stan bul . ▁Despite ▁recent ▁disag re ements ▁between ▁E ME P ▁and ▁the ▁H DP ▁regarding ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁Kur d ish ▁national ism ▁within ▁the ▁party , ▁T ü zel ▁joined ▁the ▁H DP ▁and ▁was ▁H DP ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁his ▁term . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁career ▁Abd ul lah ▁Le vent ▁T ü zel ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁July ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁in ▁Bul anc ak ▁and ▁graduated ▁from ▁ İ stan bul ▁University ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Law . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁fre el ance ▁lawyer . ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Foundation ▁ İ stan bul ▁executive ▁board ▁and ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Modern ▁Law y ers ▁Association ▁ İ stan bul ▁Branch . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁ ▁Labour ▁Party ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁T ü zel ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁found ing ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Labour ▁Party ▁( E ME P ) ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁party ' s ▁leader ▁until ▁ 1 ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁after ▁which ▁he ▁res igned ▁to ▁contest ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁general ▁election ▁as ▁an ▁independent ▁candidate . ▁He ▁was ▁supported ▁by ▁the ▁Th ous and ▁Hope ▁C andid ates ▁b loc , ▁formed