64 candidates for parliament signed SPoD LGBTI’s LGBTI Rights Pledge ahead of the elections and promised to protect LGBT rights. The number of pledgers are expected to increase. 22 of the pledgers have won seats in the Parliament.
The candidates below will be entering Turkey’s 25th Parliament. They have pledged to work for LGBTI rights in Turkey.
Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP)
- Asiye Kolçak, MP for Bursa from HDP
- Çilem Öz, MP for Mersin from HDP
- Erdal Ataş, MP for Istanbul from HDP
- Filiz Kerestecioğlu, MP for Istanbul from HDP
- Ali Haydar Konca, MP for Kocaeli from HDP
- Remzi Özgökçe, MP for Van from HDP
- Selami Özyaşar, MP for Van from HDP
Republican People’s Party (CHP)
- Oğuz Kaan Salıcı, MP for Istanbul from CHP
- İlhan Cihaner, MP for Istanbul from CHP
- Aykut Erdoğdu, MP for Istanbul from CHP
- Dursun Çiçek, MP for Istanbul from CHP
- Didem Engin, MP for Istanbul from CHP
- Sezgin Tanrıkulu, MP for Istanbul from CHP
- Şafak Pavey, MP for Istanbul from CHP
- Zeynep Altıok, MP for Izmir from CHP
- Musa Çam, MP for Izmir from CHP
- Selin Sayek Böke, MP for Izmir from CHP
- Selina Doğan, MP for Istanbul from CHP
- Enis Berberoğlu, MP for Istanbul from CHP
- Aylin Nazlıaka, MP for Ankara from CHP
- Onursal Adıgüzel, MP for Istanbul from CHP
- Özcan Purçu, MP for Izmir from CHP
Please see the full list of pledgers below.
- Ahmet Akar, MP Candidate for Malatya from HDP
- Aydın Erdoğan, MP Candidate for Malatya from HDP
- Aylin Nazlıaka, MP Candidate for Ankara from CHP
- Betül Kurnaz Kılınç, MP Candidate for Malatya from HDP
- Çilem Öz, MP Candidate for Mersin from HDP
- Elif Bulut, MP Candidate for Istanbul from HDP
- Elif Şahsın Sırlıoğlu, MP Candidate for Istanbul from HDP
- Enis Berberoğlu, MP Candidate for Istanbul from CHP
- Erdal Ataş, MP Candidate for Istanbul from HDP
- Filiz Kerestecioğlu, MP Candidate for Istanbul from HDP
- Gül Yüksel, MP Candidate for Istanbul from CHP
- Gülsüm Ağaoğlu, MP Candidate for Istanbul from HDP
- Hasan Şimşek, MP Candidate for Edirne from HDP
- Hülya İmak, MP Candidate for Istanbul from HDP
- Hülya Yer, MP Candidate for Edirne from HDP
- İnan Güney, MP Candidate for Istanbul from CHP
- İnciser Alptekin, MP Candidate for Istanbul from HDP
- Latife Ulutaş, MP Candidate for Malatya from HDP
- Mahmut Karabulut, MP Candidate for Mersin from HDP
- Melda Onur, MP Candidate for Istanbul from CHP
- Necdet Bali, MP Candidate for Malatya from HDP
- Perihan Yücekaya, MP Candidate for Malatya from HDP
- Pınar Aydınlar, MP Candidate for Izmir from HDP
- Pınar Türk, MP Candidate for Izmir from HDP
- Sedat Zımba, MP Candidate for Edirne from HDP
- Selin Sayek Böke, MP Candidate for Izmir from CHP
- Selina Doğan, MP Candidate for Istanbul from CHP
- Semra Uzunok, MP Candidate for Izmir from HDP
- Ülkü Yalçınkaya, MP Candidate for Izmir from HDP
- Zelal Demir, MP Candidate for Ankara from HDP
- Özlem Şen, MP Candidate for Mersin from HDP
- Ali Tanrıverdi, MP Candidate for Mersin from HDP
- Güven Atabay, MP Candidate for Ordu from HDP
- Şafak Pavey, MP Candidate for Istanbul from CHP
- Zeynep Altıok, MP Candidate for Izmir from CHP
- Musa Çam, MP Candidate for Izmir from CHP
- Deva Özenen, MP Candidate for Izmir from Anadolu Party
- Ali Haydar Konca, MP Candidate for Kocaeli from HDP
- Sevda Özer, MP Candidate for Kocaeli from HDP
- Batuhan Aydagül, MP Candidate for Istanbul, Independent
- Hülya Güntaş, MP Candidate for Istanbul from CHP
- Sezgin Tanrıkulu, MP Candidate for Istanbul from CHP
- Çetin Soysal, MP Candidate for Istanbul from CHP
- Güven Karataş, MP Candidate for Istanbul from CHP
- Didem Engin, MP Candidate for Istanbul from CHP
- Çiğdem Anad, MP Candidate for Istanbul from CHP
- Perihan Ülge, MP Candidate for Denizli from HDP
- Asiye Kolçak, MP Candidate for Bursa from HDP
- Rüstem Avcı, MP Candidate for Bursa from HDP
- M. Deniz Büyük, MP Candidate for Bursa from HDP
- Osman Taney Korutürk, MP Candidate for Istanbul from CHP
- Murad Mıhçı, MP Candidate for Istanbul from HDP
- Oğuz Kaan Salıcı, MP Candidate for Istanbul from CHP
- İlhan Cihaner, MP Candidate for Istanbul from CHP
- Aykut Erdoğdu, MP Candidate for Istanbul from CHP
- Dursun Çiçek, MP Candidate for Istanbul from CHP
- Feride Elçin, MP Candidate for Istanbul from HDP
- Serpil Kemalbay, MP Candidate for Istanbul from HDP
- Erol Ağdaş, MP Candidate for Erzincan from HDP
- Fatima Turan, MP Candidate for Erzincan from HDP
- Onursal Adıgüzel, MP Candidate for Istanbul from CHP
- Remzi Özgökçe, MP Candidate for Van from HDP
- Selami Özyaşar, MP Candidate for Van from HDP
- Özcan Purçu, MP Candidate for Izmir from CHP
Edit 09 June 2015: Fixed political party abbreviation.
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