content tagged with Ebru Gunay

Police officer threatens to kill HDP deputy as six party members detained

Police officer threatens to kill HDP deputy as six party members detained

Tensions rose after a group known as the "Diyarbakır families" attempted to leave a black wreath in front of the party's headquarters.

HDP demands abolishing taxes on basic needs such as medication

HDP demands abolishing taxes on basic needs such as medication

HDP Spokesperson Günay: “The period which saw the highest inflation was March 2002 with 65 percent. With the recent figures, the annual inflation has hit a 20-year high”.

HDP's Günay says the government ‘must side with peace in Ukraine-Russia war'

HDP's Günay says the government ‘must side with peace in Ukraine-Russia war'

Peoples’ Democratic Party Spokesperson Ebru Günay has said, “The developments unfolding in Ukraine is the hegemonic war between NATO and Russia” and called for negotiations and dialogue.

24 February 2022

HDP: The third option is the democracy alliance

HDP: The third option is the democracy alliance

HDP Spokesperson Günay says, “We find the Democracy Alliance important not only for the elections. We want to represent the third way outside the statist blocs and to realize the dream of a democratic country in favor of peoples.”

18 February 2022

'Djemevis’ decision to not pay electricity bills is a legitimate, rightful protest'

HDP'S GÜNAY

'Djemevis’ decision to not pay electricity bills is a legitimate, rightful protest'

Some djemevis, where Alevi community worship, have announced that they will not pay their electricity bills in protest. As djemevis are not officially recognized as places of worship in Turkey, they are not exempted from this payment.

11 February 2022

HDP: Enes has revealed Turkey’s reality

HDP: Enes has revealed Turkey’s reality

HDP Spokesperson Günay says, “A 20-year-old university student… He was born when this government was in power, and after 20 years, he says that he has lost his joy of life."

13 January 2022

'Turkey’s prisons have turned into houses of death'

HDP'S GÜNAY

'Turkey’s prisons have turned into houses of death'

HDP Spokesperson Ebru Günay has said, “The prisons of a country are the mirrors of their democracy. Unfortunately, the prisons of Turkey have turned into houses of death. Only in the last week, two ill prisoners have lost their lives in prison.”

17 December 2021

HDP: Erdoğan and his cabinet should admit that they cannot govern the country

HDP: Erdoğan and his cabinet should admit that they cannot govern the country

HDP Spokesperson Günay has said that “Erdoğan and his cabinet should admit that they cannot govern the country and they won’t be able to do so in the current situation and they should initiate an electoral process.”

18 November 2021

Kurdish question debate: HDP rebukes Erdoğan, praises opposition leader

Kurdish question debate: HDP rebukes Erdoğan, praises opposition leader

Statements by the main opposition party's leader have triggered a new debate on the Kurdish question.

24 September 2021

He was put on trial at the age of 17, sentenced to 22 years in prison

He was put on trial at the age of 17, sentenced to 22 years in prison

HDP MP Günay has submitted a Parliamentary question about Sancar, who was subjected to torture in detention, stood trial via the SEGBİS video conference system and sentenced to 22 years in prison: “His right to a fair trial has been violated.”

HDP: Let’s pull the brick* and let the truth come to light

HDP: Let’s pull the brick* and let the truth come to light

Speaking amid the revelations of Sedat Peker, HDP Spokesperson Günay has said, “Let’s pull the brick and pave the way for peace and democracy, make way for jobs, daily bread and freedom and end the plunder of nature and massacre of women.”

HDP’s Günay: This issue is far beyond Peker, Soylu and Ağar

HDP’s Günay: This issue is far beyond Peker, Soylu and Ağar

HDP Spokesperson Ebru Günay has talked in the wake of Sedat Peker's statements: “This very mafia order attacks the opposition to cover up its own crimes and to sustain this dirty and rotten order.”

AKP-MHP bloc 'takes Turkey back to darkness of 1990s,' says HDP

AKP-MHP bloc 'takes Turkey back to darkness of 1990s,' says HDP

HDP's Günay has made remarks on the closure case against the party, Gergerlioğlu's detention, the İstanbul Convention and PKK leader Öcalan.

‘MHP gives the instruction, legal system operates with racist motives’

HDP SPOKESPERSON GÜNAY

‘MHP gives the instruction, legal system operates with racist motives’

HDP Spokesperson Ebru Günay has addressed the recent debates on HDP’s “closure” and summaries of proceedings against its nine MPs: “We are witnessing a legal system operating with purely political and racist motives.”

‘Demirtaş is held behind bars upon Erdoğan’s instruction’

HDP SPOKESPERSON GÜNAY

‘Demirtaş is held behind bars upon Erdoğan’s instruction’

HDP Spokesperson Günay says that President and AKP Chair Erdoğan “once again gave an instruction to the judiciary” to hold former HDP Co-Chairs Demirtaş and Yüksekdağ and other arrested HDP politicians behind bars.

11 December 2020

‘Erdoğan cannot manage even his own party,’ says HDP

‘Erdoğan cannot manage even his own party,’ says HDP

Referring to the ruling AKP and its ally MHP, HDP Spokesperson Günay says, “The junior partner of the government seems to take the reins. A party whose voting rate has dropped as low as six percent is trying to govern the country with threat and blackmail.”

27 November 2020

‘You govern Turkey like an open prison’

HDP SPOKESPERSON GÜNAY

‘You govern Turkey like an open prison’

HDP Spokesperson Günay has asked the AKP: “When the times start to change, the economy collapses and society cries out ‘Enough is enough, we cannot breathe’, you say it is time for reform in the law and democracy, is that so?”

20 November 2020

HDP calls for a snap election: ‘All this poverty is a harbinger of disaster’

HDP calls for a snap election: ‘All this poverty is a harbinger of disaster’

Holding a press conference at the party headquarters, HDP Spokesperson Günay has called for a snap election, raising concerns that “all this poverty, unemployment, bankruptcy and debt in Turkey is a harbinger of disaster.”

23 October 2020

'AKP-MHP will be Accountable for the Tiniest Problem We will Have’

MARCH FOR DEMOCRACY AGAINST COUP

'AKP-MHP will be Accountable for the Tiniest Problem We will Have’

HDP Spokesperson and Mardin MP Ebru Günay has spoken to bianet about her party’s “March for Democracy Against the Coup” in response to the arrest of its two lawmakers shortly after they were stripped of MP duty.

9 June 2020 Evrim Kepenek