Bülent Arınç is a conservative Turkish politician. He served as the 22nd Speaker of the Parliament of Turkey from 2002 to 2007 and as a Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey between 2009 and 2015. He also co-founded the Justice and Development Party (AKP) in 2001.
The Republic Protests were a series of peaceful mass rallies that took place in Turkey in 2007 in support of a strict principle of state secularism.
Fatma Aliye Topuz,often known simply as Fatma Aliye or Fatma Aliye Hanım,was a Turkish novelist,columnist,essayist,women's rights activist and humanitarian. Although there was an earlier published novel by the Turkish female author Zafer Hanım in 1877,since that one remained her only novel,Fatma Aliye Hanım with her five novels is credited by literary circles as the first female novelist in Turkish literature and the Islamic world.
İdris Naim Şahin is a Turkish politician who was elected to the Turkish Grand National Assembly in 2002,representing Istanbul.
Sinan Oğan is a Turkish politician who won a seat in the Turkish parliament in 2011 with the far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP). He was the presidential candidate of ATA Alliance for the 2023 Turkish presidential election,which resulted in a second round. He finished in third place,therefore he was described as a potential kingmaker. He proceeded to support the People's Alliance candidate Recep Tayyip Erdoğan,who was subsequently elected president in the second round of the election.
Women in Turkey have an active participation in national politics,and the number of women in the Turkish parliament has been increasing steadily in recent elections.
Nihat Zeybekci is a Turkish economist,politician,a member of parliament for Denizli Province of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and former Minister of the Economy.
Muharrem İnce is a Turkish physics teacher,school principal,sport executive,and politician. He is the founder and the incumbent leader of the Homeland Party since May 2021. Formerly a four term Republican People's Party MP for Yalova,his hometown,he also served as the CHP's parliamentary group deputy chairman between June 2010 and August 2014.
In Turkey,pink certificate is the colloquial name for a military discharge certificate given to those who are discharged or considered exempt from military service due to their sexual orientation. The Turkish Armed Forces Health Regulation,under Article 17 of "Mental Health and Diseases," explains that the case of "advanced sexual disorders," which are "explicitly apparent in the person's whole life," could cause "objectionable situations in the military environment". To receive such a discharge,individuals must "prove" their homosexuality,under the examination of military doctors and psychologists.
Sema Ramazanoğlu is a Turkish politician from the Justice and Development Party (AKP) who served as the Minister of Family and Social Policy in the third cabinet of Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu from 24 November 2015 to 24 May 2016. She is the second cabinet minister of Turkey to wear a headscarf,after her predecessor as Family and Social Policy Minister Ayşen Gürcan. She serves as a Member of Parliament for the electoral district of Denizli since being elected in the snap general election on 1 November 2015.
Özgür Özel is a Turkish pharmacist and politician who serves as the leader of the Republican People's Party (CHP). He had shared the parliamentary deputy group leadership of the CHP with Engin Altay and Levent Gök between the years 2015 and 2023. He has been an MP for the electoral district of Manisa since the 2011 general election and is well known for his activism concerning the rights of miners in Manisa Province.
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 until her election as Mayor of İzmit in the 2019 local elections.
The Good Party is a nationalist,Kemalist and conservative political party in Turkey,established on 25 October 2017 by Meral Akşener. The party's name and flag is a reference to the tamga of the Kayıtribe.
The Democracy and Progress Party is a Turkish political party founded on 9 March 2020 under the leadership of Ali Babacan,a former economy minister under the AKP. The official abbreviation is "DEVA" according to the party records. The party's logo is a water droplet,inside a silhouette of sapling.
The 28th Parliament of Turkey was elected at the 2023 Turkish parliamentary election. It succeeded the 27th Parliament of Turkey in May 2023. The 600 members,elected through proportional representation from 87 electoral districts of Turkey,are shown below.
Şenol Sunat is a biologist and Turkish politician. She is one of the ten Manisa parliamentarians at the 28th Parliament of Turkey and a founding member of the Turkey political party,the Good Party. She is also a member of general administrative board and Head of election affairs of the Party.
Sümer Oral is a Turkish politician who served as the minister of social security and minister of finance and customs. He was also a member of the Parliament.
Ahmet Akın is a Turkish businessman and politician and social democratic politician serving as the 4th Mayor of Balıkesir Metropolitan Municipality. He has served as a member of the Turkish parliament for Balıkesir during the 25th,26th,and 27th terms. He is also the deputy chairman responsible for local governments at the Republican People's Party (CHP).
The New Path is a Turkish political alliance between the Felicity Party (SP),Democracy and Progress Party (DEVA) and the Future Party (GP) established on 4 January 2024,which includes the establishment of a joint group in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM).
