Nilüfer Koç was born on March 10, 1969, in Ardahan, northern Kurdistan (Turkey). She came to Germany in 1976 and studied political science there at the University of Bremen. She is a member of the executive council and spokesperson for the Commission on Foreign Relations of the Kurdistan National Congress (KNK). Her primary political focus is the improvement of a national dialogue among political parties and civil society organisations in Kurdistan. From 2013 to 2018, she worked as a KNK representative in the South Kurdistan/Kurdistan Region of Iraq and the Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria. Ms. Koç is also active internationally to raise awareness for the political and cultural rights of the Kurdish people and all other ethnic and religious groups in Kurdistan. She promotes the active and autonomous participation of women in all fields of society and politics.
