Dilek Hatipoğlu (born in 1975 in Varto, Turkey) is a politician of the Democratic Regions Party (DBP) and a former mayor of Hakkâri. During her tenure she practiced the Co-Mayorship system with a male and a female Co-Mayor which meant to improve gender equality.
Early life and education
editShe was born in 1975 in Varto, Mus province[1] but later moved to Adana where she attended primary and secondary education.[2] Having graduated in Business Administration she began to work as an educator.[1]
Political career
editShe was elected the Mayor of Hakkari in the local elections of March 2014.[3] During her tenure she defended the bilingual signs in Turkish and Kurdish language before the municipality which before were criticized by the Sözcü newspaper.[4] After a call for regional self-governance was reported from Hakkari, Hatipoglu and her Co-Mayor Nurullah Ciftçi were arrested in August 2015 for attempting to disrupt the unity of the state.[2][5] Following Fatma Yildiz assumed as Vice-Mayor.[6] On 11 November 2016 a trustee was appointed on behalf of the mayors while Fatma Yildiz was arrested on terror related charges.[6]
Prosecution
editIn March 2015, Hatipoglu was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment by a court in Hakkari.[7] In 2021, Hatipoglu and her Co-Mayor Nurullah Ciftçi faced a trial in which they were accused of misconduct by applying the co-mayor system.[8] The co-mayor system grants the same rights to the elected mayor and the president of the city council and are of the opposite sex aiming for a gender egalitarian administration.[8] She attended the hearing with a black eye, alleging having been beaten by prison guards.[8] The black eye raised concerns on the conduct of prison guards by HDP MP Zuleyha Gülüm, who addressed the issue in parliament.[9] In February 2021, she was sentenced to a further 2 years and 2 months imprisonment for misconduct due to the Co-Mayor system while her also imprisoned Co-Mayor was fined with 5,500 Turkish lira.[10]
Personal life
editShe is married and is the mother of two children.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "Dilek Hatipoğlu" (PDF). Peoples' Democratic Party. p. 2. Archived from the original on 2018-07-16. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ a b c "Dilek Hatipoğlu kimdir?". Milliyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2022-11-23.
- ^ Şafak, Yeni (2022-11-24). "Hakkari Seçim Sonuçları – Yerel Seçim Sonuçları Hakkari Yerel Seçim sonuçları". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). Retrieved 2022-11-23.
- ^ "Hatipoğlu'dan o habere ilişkin açıklama". Yüksekova Haber Portalı (in Turkish). Retrieved 2022-11-24.
- ^ "Turkey jails five mayors in Kurdish southeast over 'self-rule' claims". Jordan Times. 2015-08-23. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
- ^ a b "Former Vice Co-Mayor of Trustee Appointed Hakkari Arrested". Bianet. 11 November 2016.
- ^ "Hakkari Belediye Eş Başkanlarına 15'er yıl hapis". Milliyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2022-11-24.
- ^ a b c "Dismissed Kurdish mayor attends hearing with black eye". Ahval. 20 February 2021.
- ^ "HDP summits a parliamentary question about strip search against Dilek Hatipoğlu". JINHAGENCY News. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
- ^ "Former HDP co-mayor Hatipoğlu sentenced to 2 years in prison". ANF News. Retrieved 2022-11-24.