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Lawyers demand release order for Can Atalay after supreme court decision

Lawyers demand release order for Can Atalay after supreme court decision

Attorney Muzaffer Değirmenci stated that Can Atalay should have been released immediately after being elected as a Member of Parliament, but he has been unjustly deprived of his freedom for five and a half months.

26 October 2023 Ruken Tuncel

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."

Erkan Baş: 'We will cause no loss to the opposition'

Erkan Baş: 'We will cause no loss to the opposition'

The leader of the Worker's Party of Turkey (TİP) reassured that his party will not cause any loss to the Labor and Freedom Alliance and will not put up candidates at any place where there is the risk of losing an MP due to competing under two separate lists within the alliance.

Deputies at Bosphorus Bridge: 'Everywhere Taksim, Everywhere resistance'

Deputies at Bosphorus Bridge: 'Everywhere Taksim, Everywhere resistance'

Deputies have hung a huge banner on Bosphorus Bridge on the anniversary of the Gezi Protests, police have intervened.

7 political parties and organizations make a call for May Day

7 political parties and organizations make a call for May Day

“To the May Day for daily bread, peace and freedom,” say the Labor Party, Laborist Movement Party, People’s Houses, HDP, Socialist Assemblies Federation, Workers’ Party of Turkey and Social Freedom Party ahead of May 1.

13 summaries of proceedings seek to lift 11 opposition MPs’ legislative immunity

13 summaries of proceedings seek to lift 11 opposition MPs’ legislative immunity

13 new summaries of proceedings against 11 HDP, TİP and main opposition CHP MPs have been sent to the Parliamentary Speaker’s Office.

Workers’ Party of Turkey visits HDP: 'The need for a third alliance is now vital'

Workers’ Party of Turkey visits HDP: 'The need for a third alliance is now vital'

TİP Chair Erkan Baş has said that “the need for a third alliance has become vital” while HDP Co-Chair Mithat Sancar has noted that a third alliance will play a decisive role in building the democratic future of Turkey.

5 November 2021

Police operation in Antalya

Police operation in Antalya

In house raids carried out in the early morning hours, some people including the executives of the People’s House, Socialist Refoundation Party (SYKP) and Workers’ Party of Turkey (TİP) have been taken into custody.

12 October 2021

Independent MP Ahmet Şık joins Workers’ Party of Turkey

Independent MP Ahmet Şık joins Workers’ Party of Turkey

Having resigned from the HDP in May 2020, Independent İstanbul MP Ahmet Şık has joined the Workers’ Party of Turkey (TİP), which has brought the total number of Parliamentary seats of the party to three, together with Erkan Baş and Barış Atay.

‘Those who instigated the assault on TİP MP must also be brought to justice’

‘Those who instigated the assault on TİP MP must also be brought to justice’

Shortly after three people were arrested for “deliberately injuring” Workers’ Party of Turkey (TİP) Vice Chair and Hatay MP Barış Atay, the party has released a statement, underlining that the instigators of the attack must also stand trial.

3 September 2020

Parliamentary Speaker condemns the attack on TİP MP Barış Atay

Parliamentary Speaker condemns the attack on TİP MP Barış Atay

Turkey’s Parliamentary Speaker Mustafa Şentop has condemned the attack on Workers’ Party of Turkey (TİP) Vice Chair and Hatay MP Barış Atay. “What is necessary is being done to identify and investigate the perpetrators,” he has said.

1 September 2020

Workers’ Party MP Barış Atay attacked

Workers’ Party MP Barış Atay attacked

Workers’ Party of Turkey (TİP) MP Barış Atay has been attacked by unidentified persons in İstanbul. Making a statement after he left hospital, he has said, “I am good now, there is nothing serious. We will hold a press statement on Tuesday.”