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Cansın Köktürk (born 13 June 1993) is a German politician and member of theBundestag.[1] A member ofThe Left, she has representedNorth Rhine-Westphalia since March 2025.
Köktürk was born on 13 June 1993 inHattingen and is ofTurkish origin.[1][2] She studiedsocial work at theUniversity of Duisburg-Essen.[3] She worked as a social worker after graduating and was later a director of anemergency shelter for refugees, thehomeless and people withaddictions in Nordbad,Bochum.[3][4] She worked in the youth welfare sector for many years, specialising in families inpoverty.[3] She later worked as a social worker in a school.[3][5] She was also founder and chairperson ofMedizinische Flüchtlingshilfe Bochum (Bochum Medical Refugee Aid), an outreach organisation for the homeless.[3][4] In 2021 she was appointedQuartiersmanagerin (Neighborhood Manager) for the northern part of Bochum city centre.[6][7]
