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Women's election stand in Ankara's Mamak for imprisoned politician's election campaign

Women's election stand in Ankara's Mamak for imprisoned politician's election campaign

During the opening of the election stand, Özgül Saki, the İstanbul Deputy of the DEM Party, stated, "The people of Ankara don't have to search for the good among the bad anymore. Now there is Gültan Kışanak."

Kışanak's continued detention: 'Restriction of freedom & violation of right to stand in election'

Kışanak's continued detention: 'Restriction of freedom & violation of right to stand in election'

Kışanak's lawyer, Cihan Aydın, warned that the right to stand for election in Turkey has been violated due to the non-implementation of the release decision for Gültan Kışanak, a detained politician and the Ankara Co-Chair candidate of the DEM Party.

23 February 2024

'Why am I still in prison if my maximum detention period has expired?'

GÜLTEN KIŞANAK, THE IMPRISONED EX MAYOR OF DİYARBAKIR:

'Why am I still in prison if my maximum detention period has expired?'

Imprisoned politician Bülent Parmaksız standing trial in the Kobani case stated that he will request release for the first time, said, "Art is calling me. Italian tenor, lyricist, and composer Andrea Bocelli is coming to Turkey. I request my release to attend his concert."

13 November 2023

Imprisoned Co-Mayor of Diyarbakır loses her sister, again behind bars

Imprisoned Co-Mayor of Diyarbakır loses her sister, again behind bars

Gülten Kışanak who is imprisoned, and standing trial in the Kobani case, also lost her father and her brother while in prison. Her lawyers applied for permission so that Kışanak could attend her sister's funeral.

Kışanak writes from the prison 'as a socialist': 'Nobody has the right to waste a single vote'

Kışanak writes from the prison 'as a socialist': 'Nobody has the right to waste a single vote'

Imprisoned Kurdish politician Gültan Kışanak wrote an article on the discussions over a "joint list" in the Labor and Freedom Alliance. "It is time to give the correct decision, evaluating all past "if only"s, in order not to say "if only" when the election results are announced.