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TİP will meet in Hatay and initiate a march to Ankara on Oct. 1 if MP Atalay not yet released

TİP will meet in Hatay and initiate a march to Ankara on Oct. 1 if MP Atalay not yet released

Erkan Baş the President of Workers' Party of Turkey (TİP), announced that if TİP Hatay MP Can Atalay is not released, they will be in Hatay on October 1, the day when the Parliament will convene, and they will initiate a march to Ankara.

22 September 2023

Twenty-four detained in Antalya raids targeting unions, leftist parties

Twenty-four detained in Antalya raids targeting unions, leftist parties

The detained individuals are accused of "spreading terrorist propaganda" due to their participation in commemorations for 1970s' communist revolutionaries.

21 September 2023

CHP denies allegations of funding Workers' Party campaign

CHP denies allegations of funding Workers' Party campaign

Both parties have announced that they initiated legal proceedings against the journalist who made the allegation.

Court of Cassation 'violating Constitution' by not releasing MP Atalay

Court of Cassation 'violating Constitution' by not releasing MP Atalay

Prof. Kaboğlu and Prof. Özsoy-Boyunsuz have commented on the top appeals court's decision to refuse to release Can Atalay and the expressions criticizing the Constitutional Court in the verdict.

14 July 2023 Vecih Cuzdan

Court of Cassation rejects MP Can Atalay's release request

Court of Cassation rejects MP Can Atalay's release request

After his sentencing in the Gezi Park case, Atalay was elected an MP. Unlike similar situations in the past, the high court refused to release him.

Top court holds power to release MP Atalay with interim verdict, says parliament speaker

Top court holds power to release MP Atalay with interim verdict, says parliament speaker

One of the eight convicts of the Gezi Park case, Can Atalay, a prominent human rights defender, has not been released despite being elected an MP.

Imprisoned MP Can Atalay elected to parliament's human rights committee

Imprisoned MP Can Atalay elected to parliament's human rights committee

The speaker of the parliament has said that Atalay's rights as an MP have been granted but the decision to release him lies within the jurisdiction of the high court.

Workers' Party launches nationwide protests, demands release of imprisoned MP

Workers' Party launches nationwide protests, demands release of imprisoned MP

Can Atalay, a lawyer and a human rights advocate, was imprisoned after the Gezi Park trial. He has not been released despite being elected as an MP.

7 June 2023 Tuğçe Yılmaz

Release of Gezi prisoner Can Atalay still pending as MP term begins

Release of Gezi prisoner Can Atalay still pending as MP term begins

According to Article 83 of the Constitution, Can Atalay, implicated in the contentious Gezi trial, must be freed from imprisonment to fulfill his duties.

From Esmeray, candidate for MP, to trans women: 'You can go to the polls with your identity card'

2023 ELECTIONS / ONE DAY WITH ESMERAY IN HER ELECTION CAMPAIGN

From Esmeray, candidate for MP, to trans women: 'You can go to the polls with your identity card'

Esmeray, a candidate for MP under the Worker's Party of Turkey, answered Minister Süleyman Soylu who marks LGBTI+ people as a target, using the "family" concept. "I took a photo with my family, we will share it soon. Soylu should look at that picture carefully."

'It is about time that a worker is elected an MP'

TİP CANDIDATE FOR MP IN BURSA:

'It is about time that a worker is elected an MP'

One of the leaders of the industrial actions in the Renault factory in Bursa in 2015 known as the "metal storm," Erhan İmralı is a candidate for MP under the Workers' Party of Turkey in Bursa.

26 April 2023 Tuğçe Yılmaz

İzmir Bar executives acquitted for condemning Diyanet's anti-LGBTİ+ sermon

İzmir Bar executives acquitted for condemning Diyanet's anti-LGBTİ+ sermon

The former chair and ten board members of the İzmir Bar Association have been acquitted of "openly insulting religious values."

Baş shares Demirtaş's note after his visit to prison

Baş shares Demirtaş's note after his visit to prison

After visiting the Ex-Chairperson of People's Democratic Party in prison, the President of the Workers' Party of Turkey (TİP) posted Demirtaş's handwritten note which says that the two parties should strengthen the struggle together.

Baş: 'Who you are insulting are millions of Yugoslav migrants in Turkey'

Baş: 'Who you are insulting are millions of Yugoslav migrants in Turkey'

BBP President Destici had said that TİP President Erkan Baş was "a leftover from Tito."