Ayşe Sürücü

Ayse Sürücü, 2022

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

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]

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

  1. ^ "Ayşe Sürücü". www.biyografya.com. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
  2. ^ "TÜRKİYE BÜYÜK MİLLET MECLİSİ". www.tbmm.gov.tr. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
  3. ^ Şafak, Yeni (2021-03-31). "Şanlıurfa Seçim Sonuçları - Genel Seçim 2018 Şanlıurfa Sonucu". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). Retrieved 2021-03-31.
  4. ^ a b "HDP MP faces criminal charges for attending press statement issued on November 25". Jinha, Women's News Agency. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
  5. ^ "English :: 'Removal of Gender Equality from Educational Objectives Against İstanbul Convention'". m.bianet.org. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
  6. ^ "Soylu'ya Bêrû sorusu: Kamu düzeninde hangi düzeyde bozulma yarattı?". www.gazeteduvar.com.tr (in Turkish). 2020-11-26. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
  7. ^ "Şanlıurfa'da 3 Radyo Çalışanı Tutuklandı, Hdp Eş Başkanı Serbest". Haberler.com (in Turkish). 2016-10-18. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "Pro-Kurdish lawmaker Sürücü receives jail sentence for violating protest law". Ahval. 20 March 2019.
  10. ^ "HDP'li 21 milletvekiline ait 30 yeni dokunulmazlık dosyası Meclis'te". www.sozcu.com.tr. 27 April 2021. Retrieved 2021-03-31.