Ayşe Sürücü
Ayşe Sürücü (born , 1983, Viranşehir, Turkey[1]) is a politician of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) and a current member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey.
Political career[edit]
She was elected into the municipal council of Viranşehir in the local elections of 2009 and later she entered the Peoples' Democratic Party in which she became the Co-Chair of the Viransehir district in 2014 and the Şanliurfa Province between 2016 and 2018.[2] She was elected to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey in the Parliamentary Elections of June 2018 representing Şanliurfa for the HDP.[3] She is a women's rights activist[4] and a defender of gender equality.[5] She also supports the use of the Kurdish language.[6]
Legal prosecution[edit]
In October 2016, Sürücü was detained for a few days due to an investigation over terror propaganda.[7] In March 2019 she was sentenced to more than one year and eight months in prison for taking part in a protest[8] which was banned by the Governor of Şanlıurfa at the time.[9] Her lawyer stated that the verdict will be appealed.[8] In April 2020, an investigation with the aim to lift her and twenty other HDP politicians parliamentary immunity was initiated.[10] In March 2021 another attempt was made to lift her parliamentary immunity, this time for attending a press statement concerning the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on the 25 November 2019.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "Ayşe Sürücü". www.biyografya.com. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
- ^ "TÜRKİYE BÜYÜK MİLLET MECLİSİ". www.tbmm.gov.tr. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
- ^ Şafak, Yeni (2021-03-31). "Şanlıurfa Seçim Sonuçları - Genel Seçim 2018 Şanlıurfa Sonucu". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). Retrieved 2021-03-31.
- ^ a b "HDP MP faces criminal charges for attending press statement issued on November 25". Jinha, Women's News Agency. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
- ^ "English :: 'Removal of Gender Equality from Educational Objectives Against İstanbul Convention'". m.bianet.org. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
- ^ "Soylu'ya Bêrû sorusu: Kamu düzeninde hangi düzeyde bozulma yarattı?". www.gazeteduvar.com.tr (in Turkish). 2020-11-26. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
- ^ "Şanlıurfa'da 3 Radyo Çalışanı Tutuklandı, Hdp Eş Başkanı Serbest". Haberler.com (in Turkish). 2016-10-18. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
- ^ a b "HDP Urfa Milletvekili Ayşe Sürücü'ye 1 yıl 8 ay hapis verildi". www.gazeteduvar.com.tr. 2019-03-20. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
- ^ "Pro-Kurdish lawmaker Sürücü receives jail sentence for violating protest law". Ahval. 20 March 2019.
- ^ "HDP'li 21 milletvekiline ait 30 yeni dokunulmazlık dosyası Meclis'te". www.sozcu.com.tr. 27 April 2021. Retrieved 2021-03-31.