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Kurdish politician Gültan Kışanak reunites with supporters after 8 years in prison

Kurdish politician Gültan Kışanak reunites with supporters after 8 years in prison

"We know that as long as the prison doors remain closed, we are not truly free. Meeting with you all here today, reuniting with our people and our land, is of course an honor. This is the result of your honorable struggle outside and the struggle of political prisoners inside," Kışanak said addressing a crowd in Diyarbakır.

17 May 2024 İnanç Yıldız

Imprisoned Kurdish politician Gültan Kışanak attends sister's funeral after temporary release

Imprisoned Kurdish politician Gültan Kışanak attends sister's funeral after temporary release

Kışanak, who has been imprisoned for seven years, has lost her father, brother, and sister while behind bars.

Kobanî trial | Selahattin Demirtaş: The prosecutor was after a false statement

Kobanî trial | Selahattin Demirtaş: The prosecutor was after a false statement

Speaking as to the witness statement, jailed politician Demirtaş recalled that Baran “stated that he became a tool in the plot and signed the statement without reading it” and urged the court to file a complaint against the prosecutor and security.

Ahmet Türk: We face the same injustice as the one during September 12 coup

KOBANÎ TRIAL

Ahmet Türk: We face the same injustice as the one during September 12 coup

Kurdish politician Türk attended the Kobanî trial via video conference: “We have faced injustice in these processes. I went through September 12 [coup]. We are faced with the same injustice despite the 50 years that have passed since then.”

21 December 2021

Jailed politician Gültan Kışanak granted ‘Clara Zetkin Honorary Award’

Jailed politician Gültan Kışanak granted ‘Clara Zetkin Honorary Award’

“We will keep struggling together against the male dominant order with our women’s solidarity, inside and outside,” says the HDP Women’s Assembly, announcing that Germany’s Left Party has granted this year’s Clara Zetkin Honorary Award to Kışanak.

March 8 and Kurdish politician women in Turkey

WOMEN’S AGENDA / EVRİM KEPENEK

March 8 and Kurdish politician women in Turkey

At least 38 Kurdish women politicians are either arrested or not behind bars, but on trial due to their speeches marking March 8 or November 25. Some of them are facing summaries of proceedings.

1 March 2021 Evrim Kepenek

Arrested politician Kışanak arrested again: ‘She might flee abroad’

KOBANI INVESTIGATION

Arrested politician Kışanak arrested again: ‘She might flee abroad’

As part of an investigation launched into “Kobani protests” from six years ago, arrested politician Gültan Kışanak has been arrested again while Gülser Yıldırım, who was also arrested, has been released to house arrest with judicial control measures.

19 October 2020

Don’t Let Prison be a Funeral Home

PENNED BY EVİN JİYAN KIŞANAK

Don’t Let Prison be a Funeral Home

In the aftermath of September 12 military coup, my mother was in Diyarbakır No. 5 Military Prison, where the most inhuman tortures were inflicted. Crimes against humanity were committed there. But, she has never stopped saying peace and equality.

1 April 2020 Evin Jiyan Kışanak

Prisoners’ Relatives: We Want a Fair Legal Regulation for Political Prisoners

Prisoners’ Relatives: We Want a Fair Legal Regulation for Political Prisoners

Evin Jiyan Kışanak, Hülya Oruç, Zeynep Mızraklı, Mehmet Altan and Özge Terkoğlu slam the 3rd Judicial Reform Package for excluding political prisoners from reduced prison sentences to be introduced by the amended legal regulation on execution.

24 March 2020 Evrim Kepenek

Prison Sentences for HDP's Kışanak, Tuncel Overturned

Prison Sentences for HDP's Kışanak, Tuncel Overturned

The Gaziantep Regional Court of Justice has overturned the prison sentences given to former Diyarbakır Mayor Gültan Kışanak and former HDP MP Sebahat Tuncel. Both politicians' arrest will continue.

Former Diyarbakır Co-Mayor Kışanak Goes on 10-Day Hunger Strike in Prison

Former Diyarbakır Co-Mayor Kışanak Goes on 10-Day Hunger Strike in Prison

Former Diyarbakır Metropolitan Co-Mayor Gültan Kışanak, who has been arrested for more than two years, has gone on a hunger strike in solidarity with HDP Hakkari MP Leyla Güven, who has also been on a hunger strike in prison for 40 days.

18 December 2018

Constitutional Court Rejects Applications of Kışanak and Tuncel

Constitutional Court Rejects Applications of Kışanak and Tuncel

The Constitutional Court has announced its judgement regarding the applications of imprisoned politicians Gültan Kışanak and Sebahat Tuncel and rejected their applications on the ground that they are “inadmissible”.

4 December 2018

Kışanak Writes Book in Prison on Women’s Struggle in Political Parties

Kışanak Writes Book in Prison on Women’s Struggle in Political Parties

Having been kept in for almost two years in prison, politician Kışanak has interviewed with imprisoned women MPs and mayors, written a book on women’s struggle in political parties.

10 September 2018

Kışanak, Akat Ata, Anlı Held in One-Person Cells

Kışanak, Akat Ata, Anlı Held in One-Person Cells

Diyarbakır Metropolitan Co-Mayors Kışanak and Anlı, and KJA Term Spokesperson Ayla Akat Ata have been transferred to Kocaeli F Type Prison from Diyarbakır and are being kept in one-person cells.

2 November 2016 Ayça Söylemez

Kışanak, Akat-Ata, Anlı Arrested

Kışanak, Akat-Ata, Anlı Arrested

Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality co-Mayors Gültan Kışanak, Fırat Anlı and KJA spokesperson Ayla Akat-Ata were arrested.

31 October 2016

'Gültan Kışanak Belongs With Us, Women'

WOMEN AND LGBTI ORGANIZATIONS

'Gültan Kışanak Belongs With Us, Women'

Nearly 100 women and LGBTI organizations have reacted against Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality co-Mayor Gültan Kışanak being taken into custody and said "We shall never ever accept this threat made to all women who become empowered, speak out, object, and refuse to bow down".

28 October 2016

KJA Spokesperson Ayla Akat Taken into Custody

KJA Spokesperson Ayla Akat Taken into Custody

A group protesting against detention of Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality co-Mayors Gültan Kışanak and Fırat Anlı, have also been taken into custody. Former deputy and now KJA Spokesperson Ayla Akat as well as Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality General Secretary Zülküf Karatekin are also among the detainees.

26 October 2016

HDP, DBP’s Call for Solidarity With Kışanak, Anlı Banned by Governorship

HDP, DBP’s Call for Solidarity With Kışanak, Anlı Banned by Governorship

Simultaneous demonstrations will be staged at 11 a.m. in İstanbul and Diyarbakır in protest of Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality co-Mayors Gültan Kışanak and Fırat Anlı being taken into custody. Diyarbakır Governorship has announced that the demonstration was unlawful.

26 October 2016

Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality Co-Mayors Kışanak and Anlı in Custody

Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality Co-Mayors Kışanak and Anlı in Custody

Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality co-Mayors Gültan Kışanak and Fırat Anlı have been taken into custody.

26 October 2016

Kurdish-Teaching “School” Completes First Semester

Kurdish-Teaching “School” Completes First Semester

18 million students have completed their first semester today. Kurdish-teaching Ferzad Kemanger Education Support House completed its semester.

23 January 2015

"Suspension of Withdrawal Can Be Resolved Easily”

GÜLTAN KIŞANAK

"Suspension of Withdrawal Can Be Resolved Easily”

“The process obviously arrived to this point. If the government takes a step forward, the issue will be resolved easily,” BDP Co-Chairperson Kışanak commented on KCK’s recent statement to suspend its withdrawal.

9 September 2013 Nilay Vardar

Kışanak: PKK Will Release State Officers

Kışanak: PKK Will Release State Officers

"We have met KCK Executive Secretary Murat Karayılan in Qandil Mountain who pledged the release of Turkish state officers captured in 2011," Peace and Democracy Party Co-Chairperson Kışanak said.

Kurdish People Desire to Live Autonomously, Kışanak Says

Kurdish People Desire to Live Autonomously, Kışanak Says

Peace and Democracy Party co-chairperson Gültan Kışanak addressed hundreds of people in Antalya province, expressing Kurdish people's desire to live their language and history in an autonomous manner.

11 February 2013

Police Brutality Allegedly Targets Kurdish Deputy

Police Brutality Allegedly Targets Kurdish Deputy

Women demonstrators gathered in Viranşehir district to support Kurdish people in Syria, a demonstration intervened by police with tear gas bombs and water canons which allegedly targeted Gültan Kışanak, Peace and Democracy Party deputy.

4 February 2013

In Paris, Thousands Raise Voice Over 3 Killings

In Paris, Thousands Raise Voice Over 3 Killings

Thousands of people gathered in Paris on Saturday to condemn the killings of 3 Kurdish politicians, demanding the police investigation to find the murderers immediately.

14 January 2013

New Co-Chairs for Peace and Democracy Party

New Co-Chairs for Peace and Democracy Party

The Peace and Democracy Party elected two new co-chairs at an extraordinary party congress. MP Demirtaş is the former president of the Human Rights Foundation Branch of Diyarbakır; journalist Kışanak is co-ordinator of social projects of the Bağlar Municipality.

2 February 2010 Tolga Korkut