| Nuran Imir | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 2018 | |
| Parliamentary group | HDP |
| Constituency | Sirnak |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1977 (age 46–47) Cizre |
| Political party | HDP |
Nuran İmir (born 1977, Cizre) is a politician of the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) and a member in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. Having been a member of the Peoples Democracy Party for over a decade, she moved to Germany in 2003. She returned to Turkey in 2015, eventually becoming a Member of Parliament for the HDP in 2018.
Political career
İmir was a member of the HADEP between 1994 and 2003. During this time, she was involved in supporting the youth and women. In 2003 she left Turkey and settled in Germany. She returned in 2015, when the opportunities for the Kurds became better. In the parliamentary elections of 2018 Imir was elected into the Grand National Assembly of Turkey representing the HDP for Sirnak.
Political positions
She is a human rights activist and has presented several parliamentary questions to Justice Minister Abdülhamit Gül. She demands better opportunities for the Kurdish speaking youth in Turkey and blames the European Union for remaining too silent in regards to human rights violations in Turkey.
Prosecution
On the 17 March 2021, Bekir Şahin, the state prosecutor to the Turkish Court of Cassation filed a lawsuit before the Constitutional Court demanding for İmir and 686 other HDP politicians a five-year ban to participate in politics. The lawsuit was filed together with the request for a closure of the HDP due to the parties alleged organizational links with the PKK. In January 2022, a prosecutor demanded the lifting of her parliamentary immunity.
Personal life
Besides a Turkish citizenship, she is also holds a German citizenship. Her mother lived in Germany. According to an interview she gave to the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, her brother lost an arm while he fought the Islamic State in Iraq.
References
- "TÜRKİYE BÜYÜK MİLLET MECLİSİ". www5.tbmm.gov.tr. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
- ^ "Nuran İmir". www.biyografya.com. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
- Popp, Maximilian (2018-06-16). "Türkei-Wahl: Bringen die Kurden Recep Tayyip Erdogan zu Fall?". Der Spiegel (in German). ISSN 2195-1349. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
- Şafak, Yeni (2022-03-22). "Şırnak Seçim Sonuçları - Genel Seçim 2018 Şırnak Sonucu". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). Retrieved 2022-03-21.
- "HDP MP Nuran İmir: release Tenzile Acar". Jinha. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
- "Lawyer takes case of Kurdish man dragged behind armored vehicle to top court after 5 year impasse". Gazete Duvar. 2020-04-10. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
- "HDP'nin Roboski sorusuna AKP'den yanıt: Roboski Katliamı'nı FETÖ yaptı". Evrensel. 27 December 2018.
- ^ "Manipulierte Wahlen und ungebrochener Widerstand, Bericht einer Reise von IPPNW-Mitgliedern in die Türkei vom 17. bis 29. März 2019" (PDF). International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War. pp. 12–13.
- ^ "HDP indictment seeks political ban for 687 members, including Demirtaş, Buldan and Sancar". Bianet. Archived from the original on 2021-03-18. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- "Twenty-eight opposition deputies, including HDP Co-Chair Buldan, face losing immunity". Bianet. 4 January 2022.
- "70-Jährige aus Deutschland in Ankara festgenommen". ANF News (in German). Retrieved 2022-03-22.
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