272:
On the 4 November 2016 she was arrested upon terrorist charges. While the prosecution demanded more than 52 years imprisonment the court sentenced her in
November 2017 to 10 years in prison for leading the PKK and being a member of a terrorist organization and disseminating terrorist propaganda. In
226:
She was being tried alongside 175 other
Kurdish politicians and political activists in the so-called mass 'KCK trial', which began in October 2010. In 2011 she was elected as a member of Parliament representing the
920:
181:
The
Turkish Parliament's biographical record for Irmak is concise, indicating that she has completed high school and is currently single. It was while she was studying to be a teacher at the
249:
She was freed on 4 January 2014, by decision of the
Diyarbakir High Criminal Court. Her release came shortly after a landmark decision of the Turkish Constitutional Court in the case of
208:(DTP). In October 2008, she was sentenced to six months' imprisonment for praising crimes and criminals. The court sentence was later commuted to a fine of 5,000 Turkish lira.
289:
on the 17 March 2021, asking for Irmak and 686 other HDP politicians a five-year ban to engage in political activities. Şahin filed the lawsuit jointly with a request for the
273:
March 2018 the sentence was upheld by a court in
Gaziantep, and in the same year in April she was dismissed from Parliament. On the 15 January 2019 she declared she will join
915:
910:
819:
925:
290:
595:
900:
935:
940:
713:
905:
930:
31:
619:
845:
262:
170:
945:
890:
950:
258:
236:
166:
362:
232:
571:
895:
310:
286:
219:. On 18 April 2009, while still co-chair of the DTP, she was again arrested in a police operation in Mardin, and detained in
767:
242:
In
February 2012, she went on hunger strike along with many other fellow detainees and released a statement in support for
685:
955:
266:
223:
on charges of membership of a terrorist organization. DTP members were targeted with large-scale arrests in April 2009.
216:
278:
254:
90:
198:
524:
791:
426:
205:
637:
277:
in her hunger strike demanding better detention conditions for
Abdullah Öcalan. The State Prosecutor at the
451:
253:
After her release she took her oath in the
Turkish parliament on 7 January 2014 and became co-chair of the
880:
550:
235:, which usually all Turkish Member of Parliaments have, does not apply in her case. Politicians from the
499:
228:
61:
885:
220:
182:
405:
243:
352:
690:
358:
82:
820:"HDP indictment seeks political ban for 687 members, including Demirtaş, Buldan and Sancar"
661:
472:
162:
154:
138:
384:
282:
274:
250:
30:
874:
212:
197:
In the 1990s, she spent almost ten years in prison on charges of membership of the
853:
718:
106:
744:
739:
231:, but due to her arrest she could not be sworn in. The court ruled that the
714:"Sentenced to ten years, Kurdish MP faces removal from Turkish Parliament"
768:"Another pro-Kurdish deputy gets 10 years in prison on terrorism charges"
846:"Turkish prosecutor seeks political ban on 687 pro-Kurdish politicians"
331:
620:"Arrested Politicians Sebahat Tuncel, Selma Irmak Go on Hunger Strike"
406:"Turkish police detain 46, including party officials, in raids on PKK"
824:
740:"Turkish HDP lawmaker Selma Irmak sentenced to 10 years imprisonment"
158:
572:"Remaining three jailed Kurdish lawmakers also freed - Türkiye News"
186:
293:
arguing that there is no difference between the PKK and the HDP.
662:"HAKKARİ SEÇİM SONUÇLARI - 1 KASIM 2015 GENEL SEÇİM SONUÇLARI"
500:"Turkey's pro-Kurdish MPs sworn in after freed from prison"
427:"Mass Arrest of members of new political party in Turkey"
354:
Country
Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2008 Vol.1
239:
and other organizations protested against this ruling.
792:"Two more pro-Kurdish MPs stripped of Turkey seats"
122:
117:
88:
78:
57:
41:
21:
686:"10-year prison sentence for HDP MP Selma Irmak"
596:"The release story of a journalist from prison"
74:November 2015 – April 2018 (Dismissed)
921:Peoples' Democratic Party (Turkey) politicians
165:politician from Turkey and former MP for the
8:
204:She was for several years a co-chair of the
189:, when she was arrested for the first time.
265:2015 she was elected as an MP representing
257:(DTK), which she stayed until 2016. In the
431:Scotland Against Criminalising Communities
29:
18:
916:Members of the 24th Parliament of Turkey
911:Members of the 25th Parliament of Turkey
357:. US Government Printing Office. 2008.
302:
926:21st-century Turkish women politicians
814:
812:
193:Political career and legal prosecution
614:
612:
551:"Letter from BDP MP Mrs. Selma Irmak"
525:"Independent Deputies Stay in Prison"
7:
901:Democratic Society Party politicians
638:"HAKKARİ 2015 GENEL SEÇİM SONUÇLARI"
494:
492:
473:"ŞIRNAK 2011 GENEL SEÇİM SONUÇLARI"
263:Parliamentary Elections in November
237:Labour, Democracy and Freedom Block
936:People expelled from public office
14:
598:. Hurriyet Daily News. 2013-12-13
452:"KCK trial resumed in Diyarbakır"
408:. Hurriyet Daily News. 2009-04-19
941:People barred from public office
906:Turkish prisoners and detainees
259:Parliamentary Elections in June
931:Politicians arrested in Turkey
712:Kadhildi, Ali (1 March 2018).
1:
553:. Kurdish Freedom. 2012-02-24
217:29 March 2009 local elections
946:21st-century Kurdish people
891:Turkish Kurdish politicians
285:filed a lawsuit before the
255:Democratic Society Congress
91:Democratic Society Congress
972:
766:TurkeyPurge (2018-03-03).
313:. Turkish Parliament. 2009
951:Kurdish women in politics
171:People's Democratic Party
167:Peace and Democracy Party
144:
113:
96:
67:
46:
37:
28:
454:. Firat News. 2013-10-07
221:Diyarbakır E Type Prison
211:She stood for mayor for
206:Democratic Society Party
199:Kurdistan Workers' Party
233:parliamentary immunity
896:Turkish Kurdish women
105:Serving with
850:www.duvarenglish.com
287:Constitutional Court
153:(born 8 March 1971,
42:Member of Parliament
956:Kurdish politicians
576:Hürriyet Daily News
291:HDP to be shut down
269:for the party HDP.
666:secim.haberler.com
642:secim.haberler.com
626:. 15 January 2019.
477:secim.haberler.com
433:. 26 December 2009
279:Court of Cassation
16:Turkish politician
748:. 3 November 2017
694:. 3 November 2017
691:Firat News Agency
183:Selçuk University
148:
147:
963:
865:
864:
862:
861:
842:
836:
835:
833:
832:
816:
807:
806:
804:
803:
788:
782:
781:
779:
778:
763:
757:
756:
754:
753:
736:
730:
729:
727:
726:
709:
703:
702:
700:
699:
682:
676:
675:
673:
672:
658:
652:
651:
649:
648:
634:
628:
627:
616:
607:
606:
604:
603:
592:
586:
585:
583:
582:
568:
562:
561:
559:
558:
547:
541:
540:
538:
536:
521:
515:
514:
512:
511:
496:
487:
486:
484:
483:
469:
463:
462:
460:
459:
448:
442:
441:
439:
438:
423:
417:
416:
414:
413:
402:
396:
395:
393:
392:
381:
375:
374:
372:
371:
349:
343:
342:
340:
339:
334:. Haberler. 2009
328:
322:
321:
319:
318:
307:
136:
132:
130:
118:Personal details
101:
89:Co-Chair of the
72:
51:
33:
19:
971:
970:
966:
965:
964:
962:
961:
960:
871:
870:
869:
868:
859:
857:
844:
843:
839:
830:
828:
818:
817:
810:
801:
799:
790:
789:
785:
776:
774:
765:
764:
760:
751:
749:
738:
737:
733:
724:
722:
711:
710:
706:
697:
695:
684:
683:
679:
670:
668:
660:
659:
655:
646:
644:
636:
635:
631:
618:
617:
610:
601:
599:
594:
593:
589:
580:
578:
570:
569:
565:
556:
554:
549:
548:
544:
534:
532:
523:
522:
518:
509:
507:
498:
497:
490:
481:
479:
471:
470:
466:
457:
455:
450:
449:
445:
436:
434:
425:
424:
420:
411:
409:
404:
403:
399:
390:
388:
387:. Biyografi Net
383:
382:
378:
369:
367:
365:
351:
350:
346:
337:
335:
330:
329:
325:
316:
314:
309:
308:
304:
299:
244:Abdullah Öcalan
229:Sırnak province
195:
179:
137:
134:
128:
126:
109:
102:
97:
73:
68:
52:
47:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
969:
967:
959:
958:
953:
948:
943:
938:
933:
928:
923:
918:
913:
908:
903:
898:
893:
888:
883:
873:
872:
867:
866:
837:
808:
783:
758:
731:
704:
677:
653:
629:
608:
587:
563:
542:
531:. 27 June 2011
516:
488:
464:
443:
418:
397:
376:
363:
344:
323:
301:
300:
298:
295:
251:Mustafa Balbay
194:
191:
178:
175:
146:
145:
142:
141:
124:
120:
119:
115:
114:
111:
110:
104:
94:
93:
86:
85:
80:
76:
75:
65:
64:
59:
55:
54:
44:
43:
39:
38:
35:
34:
26:
25:
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
968:
957:
954:
952:
949:
947:
944:
942:
939:
937:
934:
932:
929:
927:
924:
922:
919:
917:
914:
912:
909:
907:
904:
902:
899:
897:
894:
892:
889:
887:
884:
882:
881:Living people
879:
878:
876:
855:
851:
847:
841:
838:
827:
826:
821:
815:
813:
809:
797:
793:
787:
784:
773:
769:
762:
759:
747:
746:
741:
735:
732:
721:
720:
715:
708:
705:
693:
692:
687:
681:
678:
667:
663:
657:
654:
643:
639:
633:
630:
625:
621:
615:
613:
609:
597:
591:
588:
577:
573:
567:
564:
552:
546:
543:
530:
526:
520:
517:
505:
501:
495:
493:
489:
478:
474:
468:
465:
453:
447:
444:
432:
428:
422:
419:
407:
401:
398:
386:
385:"Selma Irmak"
380:
377:
366:
364:9780160875151
360:
356:
355:
348:
345:
333:
332:"Selma Irmak"
327:
324:
312:
311:"Selma Irmak"
306:
303:
296:
294:
292:
288:
284:
280:
276:
270:
268:
264:
260:
256:
252:
247:
245:
240:
238:
234:
230:
224:
222:
218:
214:
209:
207:
202:
200:
192:
190:
188:
184:
177:Personal life
176:
174:
172:
168:
164:
160:
156:
152:
143:
140:
135:(age 53)
125:
121:
116:
112:
108:
100:
95:
92:
87:
84:
81:
77:
71:
66:
63:
60:
56:
50:
45:
40:
36:
32:
27:
20:
858:. Retrieved
856:. 2021-03-18
854:Gazete Duvar
849:
840:
829:. Retrieved
823:
800:. Retrieved
798:. 2018-10-05
795:
786:
775:. Retrieved
772:Turkey Purge
771:
761:
750:. Retrieved
743:
734:
723:. Retrieved
717:
707:
696:. Retrieved
689:
680:
669:. Retrieved
665:
656:
645:. Retrieved
641:
632:
623:
600:. Retrieved
590:
579:. Retrieved
575:
566:
555:. Retrieved
545:
533:. Retrieved
528:
519:
508:. Retrieved
506:. 2014-01-07
503:
480:. Retrieved
476:
467:
456:. Retrieved
446:
435:. Retrieved
430:
421:
410:. Retrieved
400:
389:. Retrieved
379:
368:. Retrieved
353:
347:
336:. Retrieved
326:
315:. Retrieved
305:
271:
248:
241:
225:
210:
203:
196:
180:
150:
149:
133:8 March 1971
98:
79:Constituency
69:
58:Constituency
48:
886:1971 births
719:Kurdistan24
283:Bekir Şahin
275:Leyla Güven
151:Selma Irmak
107:Hatip Dicle
23:Selma Irmak
875:Categories
860:2021-03-19
831:2021-03-19
802:2020-03-20
777:2019-01-15
752:2021-10-28
745:armenpress
725:2021-10-28
698:2021-10-28
671:2020-03-20
647:2020-03-20
602:2014-01-05
581:2022-11-03
557:2014-01-05
510:2019-01-15
482:2020-03-20
458:2014-01-05
437:2020-04-02
412:2014-01-05
391:2014-01-07
370:2014-01-05
338:2014-01-05
317:2014-01-05
297:References
281:in Turkey
169:(BDP) and
129:1971-03-08
155:Kızıltepe
139:Kızıltepe
103:2014–2016
99:In office
70:In office
53:2014–2015
49:In office
535:20 March
261:and the
161:), is a
504:Reuters
267:Hakkari
215:in the
201:(PKK).
173:(HDP).
163:Kurdish
83:Hakkari
825:Bianet
624:Bianet
529:Bianet
361:
159:Turkey
62:Şırnak
213:Derik
187:Konya
537:2020
359:ISBN
123:Born
796:MEO
185:in
877::
852:.
848:.
822:.
811:^
794:.
770:.
742:.
716:.
688:.
664:.
640:.
622:.
611:^
574:.
527:.
502:.
491:^
475:.
429:.
246:.
157:,
131:)
863:.
834:.
805:.
780:.
755:.
728:.
701:.
674:.
650:.
605:.
584:.
560:.
539:.
513:.
485:.
461:.
440:.
415:.
394:.
373:.
341:.
320:.
127:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
