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CHP leader faces prosecution as legislative immunity ends after failed presidential bid

CHP leader faces prosecution as legislative immunity ends after failed presidential bid

Several former HDP deputies also face legal proceedings after not being re-elected.

Parliament processes immunity files of main opposition leader, 33 MPs

Parliament processes immunity files of main opposition leader, 33 MPs

The Speaker's Office passed 65 summaries of proceedings regarding 34 deputies to a joint committee.

Stripped of legislative immunity, HDP deputy Semra Güzel arrested

Stripped of legislative immunity, HDP deputy Semra Güzel arrested

Güzel was stripped of her legislative immunity after her photos with a PKK member resurfaced in January. The police detained her on Friday in İstanbul.

5 September 2022

Warrant for HDP deputy Semra Güzel

Warrant for HDP deputy Semra Güzel

Güzel was stripped of her legislative immunity over her photos with a PKK member.

Constitutional Court rejects the application of HDP MP Semra Güzel

Constitutional Court rejects the application of HDP MP Semra Güzel

Turkey’s top court has rejected the request for the annulment of the Parliamentary decision lifting the legislative immunity of HDP Diyarbakır MP Semra Güzel.

Legislative immunity of HDP MP Semra Güzel lifted

Legislative immunity of HDP MP Semra Güzel lifted

HDP Diyarbakır MP Semra Güzel has been stripped of her legislative immunity in a vote taken at the General Assembly of the Parliament. “For Kurdish people, lifting her immunity means disregarding their will,” said HDP Group Deputy Chair Oluç.

Report on HDP's Semra Güzel submitted to General Assembly of the Parliament

Report on HDP's Semra Güzel submitted to General Assembly of the Parliament

The Parliamentary Joint Commission on Constitution and Justice has submitted its report in favor of lifting the legislative immunity of HDP MP Güzel to the General Assembly of the Parliament. Güzel faces two separate summaries of proceedings.

25 February 2022

Parliamentary Joint Commission says legislative immunity of HDP’s Güzel should be lifted

Parliamentary Joint Commission says legislative immunity of HDP’s Güzel should be lifted

By a majority of votes, the Parliamentary Joint Commission on Constitution and Justice has concluded that the legislative immunity of HDP MP Semra Güzel should be lifted. The last decision will be given in a vote at the General Assembly.

18 February 2022

Parliamentary Commission convenes for HDP MP Semra Güzel

Parliamentary Commission convenes for HDP MP Semra Güzel

Making defense in place of HDP MP Semra Güzel in the face of summaries of proceedings seeking to lift her immunity, HDP MP Filiz Kerestecioğlu said, “Anonymous witness is not lawful, it should be lifted. We are watching history repeat itself.”

3 February 2022

12 summaries of proceedings seek to lift 10 MPs' legislative immunity

62 FILES AGAINST 36 MPS IN 26 DAYS

12 summaries of proceedings seek to lift 10 MPs' legislative immunity

12 summaries of proceedings against 9 HDP MPs and one DBP MP have been delivered to the Parliamentary Speaker’s Office. Since the beginning of this year, 62 summaries have been submitted against 36 MPs.

26 January 2022

Parliamentary Commission gives time to HDP’s Semra Güzel to make defense

Parliamentary Commission gives time to HDP’s Semra Güzel to make defense

The Drafting Commission established to discuss the two summaries of proceedings seeking to lift the legislative immunity of HDP MP Semra Güzel has given her time to make her oral and written defense.

21 January 2022

Parliamentary Speaker says HDP's Güzel 'should be stripped of legislative immunity'

Parliamentary Speaker says HDP's Güzel 'should be stripped of legislative immunity'

After her pictures from 2014 with Volkan Bora, a PKK member killed by security forces in 2017, were leaked to the press, it has caused debates about HDP MP Semra Güzel. Parliamentary Speaker Mustafa Şentop has also talked about the issue.

11 January 2022

Summary of proceedings seeks to lift legislative immunity of İYİ Party’s Türkkan

Summary of proceedings seeks to lift legislative immunity of İYİ Party’s Türkkan

Having resigned from office as the İYİ Party Group Deputy Chair upon party leader Akşener’s request as he swore at a citizen in Bingöl, Kocaeli MP Lütfü Türkkan is now facing a summary of proceedings seeking the lifting of his legislative immunity.

12 November 2021

Summaries of proceedings against 4 MPs submitted to Parliament

Summaries of proceedings against 4 MPs submitted to Parliament

The summaries of proceedings seeking to lift the legislative immunity of HDP MPs Meral Danış Beştaş, Hüda Kaya and Garo Paylan and DBP MP Sali Aydeniz have been submitted to the Parliamentary Speaker’s Office.

Constitutional Court issues detailed ruling on HDP's Gergerlioğlu

Constitutional Court issues detailed ruling on HDP's Gergerlioğlu

The top court ruled on July 1 that Gergerlioğlu's "right to be elected and to engage in political activities" and "the right to personal liberty and security" were violated.

Summaries of proceedings against 20 MPs, including main opposition leader

Summaries of proceedings against 20 MPs, including main opposition leader

The summaries of proceedings seeking to lift the legislative immunity of 20 MPs, including 15 HDP MPs and CHP Chair Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, have been presented to the Parliamentary Speaker’s Office.

ECtHR: HDP deputy Kerestecioğlu's freedom of expression violated

ECtHR: HDP deputy Kerestecioğlu's freedom of expression violated

Kerestecioğlu applied to the ECtHR after she was stripped of MP status in 2016.

Summary of proceedings against Independent MP Ahmet Şık

Summary of proceedings against Independent MP Ahmet Şık

A summary of proceedings has been issued against Independent İstanbul MP Ahmet Şık due to his statements during the Boğaziçi University protests against the appointed rector. The file sent to the Justice Ministry seeks lifting of his legislative immunity.

Summaries of proceedings against 10 MPs submitted to Parliament

REQUEST FOR LIFTING IMMUNITY

Summaries of proceedings against 10 MPs submitted to Parliament

The summaries of proceedings are against eight main opposition CHP MPs, including CHP Chair Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, and two MPs of the HDP. The summaries seek lifting the legislative immunity of the MPs.

HDP’s Gergerlioğlu to be stripped of MP status on March 17

HDP’s Gergerlioğlu to be stripped of MP status on March 17

With his prison sentence over a tweet upheld by the Court of Cassation, HDP’s Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu will be stripped of his MP status after the final ruling is read out at the Plenary Session of the Parliament on March 17.

‘Constitutional Court ruling won’t be awaited’ in Gergerlioğlu’s case

PARLIAMENTARY SPEAKER

‘Constitutional Court ruling won’t be awaited’ in Gergerlioğlu’s case

Parliamentary Speaker Şentop has made a statement about the final ruling against HDP MP Gergerlioğlu: “It is out of the question to wait for the result of his individual application to Constitutional Court.”

Eight more MPs, including CHP's Berberoğlu, face losing legislative immunity

Eight more MPs, including CHP's Berberoğlu, face losing legislative immunity

Summaries of proceedings for some 203 lawmakers are pending at the parliament's Joint Committee on Justice and Constitution.

İYİ Party 'won't blindly vote for' lift of HDP deputies' legislative immunity

İYİ Party 'won't blindly vote for' lift of HDP deputies' legislative immunity

Akşener has made remarks on the summaries of proceedings against HDP deputies and President Erdoğan's new "human rights action plan."

'AKP is seeking supermajority for a new constitution by dismissing HDP deputies'

NEW SUMMARIES OF PROCEEDINGS AT PARLIAMENT

'AKP is seeking supermajority for a new constitution by dismissing HDP deputies'

HDP's Oluç links the recent move to lift legislative immunities of his party's lawmakers to the talk of a new constitution.

Presidential memorandums seeking lift of immunity for 25 opposition lawmakers

Presidential memorandums seeking lift of immunity for 25 opposition lawmakers

Files concerning three CHP deputies and 22 HDP deputies, including the nine lawmakers who face an aggravated life sentence, have been submitted by the Presidency to the parliament.

26 February 2021

'It would be madness': Will HDP deputies be stripped of immunity?

'It would be madness': Will HDP deputies be stripped of immunity?

"Turkey's politics can't progress without the HDP. The HDP determines the direction of politics in Turkey. The elections in 2015, 2018 and 2019 have shown this," says MP Danış-Beştaş.

25 February 2021 Ruken Tuncel

HDP deputy faces losing immunity for supporting fellow party member's hunger strike

HDP deputy faces losing immunity for supporting fellow party member's hunger strike

Taşdemir has been charged with "praising a crime and criminal" and "provoking the public into animosity and hatred."

2 February 2021

29 new summaries of proceedings sent to Parliament

29 new summaries of proceedings sent to Parliament

Demanding the abolishment of 17 MPs’ legislative immunity, 23 of these new summaries of proceedings have been filed against the MPs of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), including HDP Co-Chair Mithat Sancar.

14 December 2020

Tuma Çelik’s legislative immunity lifted

Tuma Çelik’s legislative immunity lifted

Facing an investigation for sexually assaulting a woman, Independent Mardin MP Tuma Çelik’s legislative immunity has been lifted at the General Assembly of the Parliament. Çelik resigned from the HDP following the allegations.

‘MPs are Voices of Nation, They Cannot Be Silenced’

JOINT STATEMENT BY FOUR NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS

‘MPs are Voices of Nation, They Cannot Be Silenced’

The non-governmental organizations Unity for Democracy, Dialogue Group, Right and Justice Platform and Citizen Initiative have released a joint statement and denounced the investigation that has been launched against SP MP Cihangir İslam.

5 November 2018

Investigation Against MP Cihangir İslam

Investigation Against MP Cihangir İslam

An investigation has been launched against İstanbul MP of the Felicity Party Cihangir İslam on charges of “degrading the state of the Republic of Turkey, the organs and institutions of the state” and “praising the crime and the criminal”.

2 November 2018

CHP MP Berberoğlu’s Application Rejected by Higher Chamber of Supreme Court of Appeals

CHP MP Berberoğlu’s Application Rejected by Higher Chamber of Supreme Court of Appeals

The 17th Penal Chamber of the Supreme Court of Appeals has rejected the jailed CHP MP Enis Berberoğlu’s request that the proceedings against him be abated on the ground of his legislative immunity.

10 September 2018