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Child poverty in Turkey: ‘Meals skipped almost every day’

PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY BY HDP

Child poverty in Turkey: ‘Meals skipped almost every day’

HDP MP Kaçmaz has requested that children’s right to be protected from poverty and social isolation be safeguarded and effective policies be put into effect for the children who do not have the means for a healthy life.

Parliamentary committee concludes inquiry on marine mucilage problem in Sea of Marmara

Parliamentary committee concludes inquiry on marine mucilage problem in Sea of Marmara

No wastewater should be discharged into the without advanced treatment, according to the committee report.

Music ban after midnight: 'Musicians get poor, businesses shut down'

ON PARLIAMENTARY AGENDA

Music ban after midnight: 'Musicians get poor, businesses shut down'

Main opposition CHP MP Özcan Purçu has submitted a Parliamentary inquiry about the music ban after midnight, which is still in effect even though several COVID-19 measures such as outdoors mask mandate have been lifted in Turkey.

Parliamentary inquiry about missing Gülistan Doku rejected by ruling AKP, MHP

Parliamentary inquiry about missing Gülistan Doku rejected by ruling AKP, MHP

The HDP’s request for establishing a Parliamentary commission to investigate the fate and whereabouts of missing university student Gülistan Doku was also supported by the CHP and İYİ Party, but the inquiry has been rejected by the ruling AKP and MHP.

24 February 2022

Only 4 percent of children abused by male strangers, shows report

MAIN OPPOSITION MP

Only 4 percent of children abused by male strangers, shows report

CHP MP Purçu has also referred to the data shared by the İzmir Bar Association, which has announced that the number of lawyers assigned to child abuse cases increased from 1,078 in 2020 to 1,470 in 2021.

24 January 2022

After Enes Kara's passing | ‘Life surrounding young people is plural, colorful, public’

After Enes Kara's passing | ‘Life surrounding young people is plural, colorful, public’

In a statement on Enes Kara’s passing, the Education Union says, “Our children and young people are under the domination of systematically pursued policies on the one hand and that of the parents who give ‘consent’ to these policies on the other.”

13 January 2022

Motion for parliamentary inquiry into 1942 Wealth Tax on Jewish, Christian minorities

Motion for parliamentary inquiry into 1942 Wealth Tax on Jewish, Christian minorities

MP Paylan has said Turkey must confront its past by determining and compensating the losses caused by the tax on Christians and Jews.

12 November 2021

HDP applies to Parliamentary Human Rights Commission for women prisoners

HDP applies to Parliamentary Human Rights Commission for women prisoners

Citing the violations of rights in prisons in İzmir, İstanbul, Kocaeli and Manisa as an example, HDP İzmir MP Kemalbay has requested that the related problems be probed by the Human Rights Investigation Commission.

9 November 2021

Opposition’s Parliamentary inquiry into housing problem rejected by AKP, MHP

Opposition’s Parliamentary inquiry into housing problem rejected by AKP, MHP

The Parliamentary inquiry submitted by the main opposition CHP and HDP has been rejected by the ruling AKP and MHP MPs. AKP Spokesperson Çelik has argued that “they have taken revolutionary steps” about the issue of dormitories.

Violence against women prisoners on parliamentary agenda

Violence against women prisoners on parliamentary agenda

Two prisoners were repotedly tortured by correction officers during a raid in their ward.

HDP requests Parliamentary investigation into hate speech against LGBTI+s in the media

HDP requests Parliamentary investigation into hate speech against LGBTI+s in the media

HDP MP Gülüm notes that ambiguous expressions such as “public morality”, “national and sentimental values” and “Turkish family structure” are brought forward in the media and requests the establishment of a Parliamentary investigation committee.

30 September 2021

HDP demands parliamentary inquiry into excessive increase in housing prices

HDP demands parliamentary inquiry into excessive increase in housing prices

Turkey is the country with the highest increase in housing prices in Europe, according to Eurostat data, the MPs have noted.

14 September 2021

HDP requests Parliamentary inquiry into ‘execution lists’

HDP requests Parliamentary inquiry into ‘execution lists’

HDP MP Kemalbay has submitted a Parliamentary inquiry, demanding that the organization behind the “execution lists” targeting journalists, writers and politicians from Turkey living in Europe be revealed and the related people be provided with security.

‘What happened to M.H.Y, how did a little child hang himself?’

DEATH OF CHILD IN QURAN COURSE

‘What happened to M.H.Y, how did a little child hang himself?’

CHP MP Erdan Kılıç has submitted a Parliamentary inquiry about the suspicious death of a 12-year-old child staying as a boarder in a Quran course in Muş. The child allegedly committed suicide and a confidentiality order has been placed on the file.

HDP demands Parliamentary inquiry into child abuse

HDP demands Parliamentary inquiry into child abuse

HDP Group Deputy Chairs have submitted a Parliamentary inquiry, demanding that a Parliamentary investigation be carried out for effective judicial and administrative proceedings and development of preventive policies in the face of child abuse.

HDP demands Parliamentary debate on ill prisoners

HDP demands Parliamentary debate on ill prisoners

HDP Parliamentary Group Deputy Chairs Meral Danış Beştaş and Saruhan Oluç have submitted a Parliamentary inquiry to debate the situation of ill prisoners and the effects of prison conditions on ill prisoners at the Parliament.

Parliamentary inquiry against public officials over October 10 Ankara Massacre

Parliamentary inquiry against public officials over October 10 Ankara Massacre

HDP Ankara MP Filiz Kerestecioğlu has requested a Parliamentary investigation to identify the public officials who had negligence or involvement in the October 10 Ankara Massacre, which claimed the lives of 103 people and wounded over 570 others.

‘Enforced disappearance is a crime against humanity’

‘Enforced disappearance is a crime against humanity’

HDP İstanbul MP Züleyha Gülüm has submitted a Parliamentary inquiry about the enforced disappearances in Turkey on the occasion of the International Week of the Enforced Disappeared.

‘Investigate the hate crimes against Romani people’

CHP MP ÖZCAN PURÇU

‘Investigate the hate crimes against Romani people’

In the wake of the suspicious death of Caner Sarmaşık during his mandatory military service, main opposition CHP MP Purçu has submitted a Parliamentary inquiry into the discrimination and hate speech faced by Romani people in Turkey.

Parliamentary inquiry into unemployment in Turkey

Parliamentary inquiry into unemployment in Turkey

26 MPs of the main opposition CHP have underlined that difference between the labor force statistics unveiled by the state agency TurkStat and DİSK labor confederation and requested that the real unemployment in Turkey be inquired by the Parliament.

Turkey’s Parliament to inquire reasons behind male violence

Turkey’s Parliament to inquire reasons behind male violence

A Parliamentary Commission will be established to “investigate the reasons behind violence against women and to specify the necessary measures to be taken.”

Employers use 'backdoor' method to dismiss employees amid layoff ban

PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY

Employers use 'backdoor' method to dismiss employees amid layoff ban

While layoffs are banned due to the pandemic, there is an exception for "behaviors against morality and goodwill," which has been widely used to dismiss employees.

24 February 2021

‘Women bear the brunt of economic crisis’

HDP MP KEMALBAY

‘Women bear the brunt of economic crisis’

Submitting a Parliamentary inquiry about women’s unemployment in Turkey, HDP MP Serpil Kemalbay has said, “Women have been forced to withdraw from workforce and employment and return home during the COVID-19 pandemic.”

15 December 2020

Five parties agree to form an earthquake investigation committee

Five parties agree to form an earthquake investigation committee

Following the magnitude 6.9 earthquake in İzmir, all five parties that have a parliamentary group have agreed for a three-month investigation.

4 November 2020

‘34 million people face threat of starvation in Turkey’

PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY BY HDP

‘34 million people face threat of starvation in Turkey’

Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) has submitted a Parliamentary inquiry and requested an investigation into the effects of poverty and income injustice on all segments of society.

21 October 2020

HDP brings CPT report on Turkey's prisons into parliamentary agenda

HDP brings CPT report on Turkey's prisons into parliamentary agenda

The CPT last week released two reports on the prisons in the country.

Parliamentary inquiry into firework factory explosion rejected

Parliamentary inquiry into firework factory explosion rejected

Main opposition CHP’s Parliamentary inquiry into the firework factory explosion that claimed the lives of seven people in Hendek, Sakarya has been rejected by the votes of the ruling AKP and MHP MPs.

Hazardous chemicals do not have an ideology

PENNED BY BÜLENT ŞIK

Hazardous chemicals do not have an ideology

The Parliamentary inquiry submitted by the İYİ Party about the use of pesticides in agricultural production has been rejected by the votes of ruling AKP and MHP MPs. I wonder which justification put forward in the inquiry was found improper.

16 June 2020 Bülent Şık

Parliamentary Inquiry into Anti-Vaccination by Main Opposition CHP MP

Parliamentary Inquiry into Anti-Vaccination by Main Opposition CHP MP

Raising concerns over the increasing anti-vaccination in Turkey, CHP MP Yüceer has requested that a Parliamentary Commission investigate the extent of anti-vaccination in the country and determine what precautions to be taken against it.

26 February 2020

'5 Years Ago, It was Foreseen That Planes Couldn't Land in İstanbul Airport Due to Winds'

PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY BY CHP

'5 Years Ago, It was Foreseen That Planes Couldn't Land in İstanbul Airport Due to Winds'

Main opposition CHP İstanbul MP Tekin has requested a Parliamentary inquiry into the new İstanbul Airport amid difficulties in takeoff and landing due to adverse weather conditions: “It was foreseen by professional organizations five years ago.”

HDP’s Parliamentary Inquiry into Male Violence Rejected by AKP, MHP

HDP’s Parliamentary Inquiry into Male Violence Rejected by AKP, MHP

HDP has submitted a Parliamentary inquiry, requesting that male violence against women be investigated by the Parliament. The inquiry has been rejected by the ruling AKP and MHP. İYİ Party has abstained from the vote.

20 November 2019

Parliamentary Inquiry into ‘Inconsistent and Unlawful Judgements of Judicial Bodies’

Parliamentary Inquiry into ‘Inconsistent and Unlawful Judgements of Judicial Bodies’

Requesting a Parliamentary investigation into “the inconsistent and unlawful judgements of judicial bodies”, HDP MP Danış Beştaş has said, “We witness that the judicial mechanism does not fulfill its responsibility of abiding by the law.”

15 November 2019

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