Alevism is a syncretic Islamic tradition,whose adherents follow the mystical Islamic teachings of Haji Bektash Veli,who taught the teachings of the Twelve Imams,whilst incorporating some traditions from Tengrism. Differing from Sunni Islam and Usuli Twelver Shia Islam,Alevis have no binding religious dogmas,and teachings are passed on by a spiritual leader as with Sufi orders. They acknowledge the six articles of faith of Islam,but may differ regarding their interpretation. They have faced significant institutional stigma from the Ottoman and later Turkish state and academia,being described as heterodox to contrast them with the "orthodox" Sunni majority.
The 2007 Turkish presidential election refers to two attempts to elect the country's 11th president,to succeed Ahmet Necdet Sezer. The most likely candidate for president was Abdullah Gül. Turkey's presidential office is regarded as the guardian of the country's secular system;the fact that Gül's wife wears the Islamic headscarf,as well as his own history in political Islam,turned the elections into a political crisis.
Devlet Bahçeli is a Turkish politician,economist,former deputy prime minister,and current chairman of the far-right,ultranationalist Nationalist Movement Party (MHP).
Turkey is a secular state in accordance with Article 24 of its constitution. Secularism in Turkey derives from Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's Six Arrows:republicanism,populism,laïcité,reformism,nationalism and statism. The Turkish government imposes some restrictions on Muslims and other religious groups,as well as Muslim religious expression in government offices and state-run institutions,including universities.
Emine Ülker Tarhan is a Turkish jurist and politician formerly from the Republican People's Party. She was formerly a judge at the High Court of Appeals. She served as the vice spokesperson of her party in the parliament before resigning on 31 October 2014. She founded the Anatolia Party on 14 November 2014 and led it until its disestablishment in December 2015.
Sezgin Tanrıkulu is a Turkish human rights lawyer known for his defense of the rights of Kurdish citizens. He is currently serving as an MP in the Turkish Grand Assembly with the Republican People's Party (CHP).
In Turkey,xenophobia and discrimination are present in its society and throughout its history,including ethnic discrimination,religious discrimination and institutional racism against non-Muslim and non-Sunni minorities. This appears mainly in the form of negative attitudes and actions by some people towards people who are not considered ethnically Turkish,notably Kurds,Armenians,Arabs,Assyrians,Greeks,Jews,and peripatetic groups like Romani people,Domari,Abdals and Lom.
Yeni Akit is daily newspaper published in Turkey,known for its conservative viewpoint and strong Islamic views. The newspaper was first published in 1993 under the name Vakit,before finally changing its name to Yeni Akit in 2010. Historically,Yeni Akit is known as a media that has political views that are close to Islamist ideology and conservative views on various social and political issues in Turkey.
Mehmet Elkatmış is a Justice and Development Party (AKP) politician. He was chair of the parliamentary Susurluk Commission which investigated the 1996 Susurluk scandal. He was chair of the parliamentary Human Rights Commission in 2005. He was first elected to parliament in 1991.
Ali Şahin is a Turkish politician who has been Deputy Minister of European Union Affairs since January 2016. He served as a member of parliament for Gaziantep from Justice and Development Party (AKP) between 2011 and 2015. He was a candidate for MP at the June 2015 and November 2015 general elections. He managed to get on the AKP's Gaziantep candidates' lists but did not succeed in being re-elected MP again. He was elected as the TGNA XXVII. period AK Party Gaziantep deputy in the 24 June 2018 parliamentary elections. He served as the AK Party deputy chairman of social policies,a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Parliament,and a member of the PACE Turkish Group. The Sitara-i-Pakistan was conferred upon him in 2020 by the president of Pakistan,Dr. Arif Alvi. He is on duty as the chairman of the Turkiye –Pakistan Parliamentary Friendship Group. He was selected as the administrative chief of the presidency of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey on 9 July 2020. On 6 January 2022,he was selected as the head of the Turkish Delegation of the Latin American and Caribbean Parliament (Parlatino) in the Turkish Grand National Assembly.
Serkan Bayram is a Turkish politician and lawyer. He is currently serving as an MP in the Turkish Grand Assembly with the Justice and Development Party.
Fatma Kaplan Hürriyet is a Turkish lawyer and politician from the Republican People's Party (CHP) who served as the Member of Parliament for Kocaeli from June 2015 till her election as Mayor of İzmit in the 2019 local elections.
The International Panel of Parliamentarians for Freedom of Religion or Belief (IPPFoRB) is a network of parliamentarians from around the world committed to combating religious persecution and advancing freedom of religion or belief,as defined by Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Aysel Baykal was a Turkish female jurist,politician and former government minister.
Işılay Saygın was a Turkish architect,politician,and four-time government minister between 1995 and 1999.
İsmet Uçma was a Turkish politician and member of the Turkish Parliament. Uçma was a member of the Justice and Development Party and a MP for Istanbul. He died on 11 October 2021 due to lung cancer.
Şamil Ayrım is a Turkish politician and member of Turkish Parliament. He is a member of Justice and development party in Turkey and deputy for Istanbul
Alican Önlü is a politician of the Peoples Democratic Party (HDP) and a member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. Throughout his political career he was a politician in a variety of parties such as the Democracy Party (DEP) and the Democratic Society Party (DTP).
Nazır Cihangir İslam is a Turkish physician and politician.
