Doğan Hatun, who has served as the Co-Mayor of Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality since 2024, graduated from Dicle University with a degree in Mining Engineering. Between 2016 and 2023, she served as the Co-President of the Chamber of Mining Engineers. During the same period, she also served as the Secretary of the Diyarbakır Provincial Coordination Board of the Union of Turkish Chambers of Engineers and Architects (TMMOB). She has also played an active role in various civil society organizations, including serving as the spokesperson for the Labor and Democracy Platform and as a member of the Diyarbakır Urban Protection and Solidarity Platform.