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.
Nuran Imir | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey | |
| Assumed office 2018 | |
| Parliamentary group | HDP |
| Constituency | Sirnak |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1977 (age 46–47) Cizre |
| Political party | HDP |
Political career
editİmir was a member of the HADEP between 1994 and 2003.[1] During this time, she was involved in supporting the youth and women.[2] In 2003 she left Turkey and settled in Germany.[2] She returned in 2015, when the opportunities for the Kurds became better.[3] In the parliamentary elections of 2018 Imir was elected into the Grand National Assembly of Turkey representing the HDP for Sirnak.[4]
Political positions
editShe is a human rights activist and has presented several parliamentary questions to Justice Minister Abdülhamit Gül.[5][6][7] 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.[8]
Prosecution
editOn 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.[9] The lawsuit was filed together with the request for a closure of the HDP due to the parties alleged organizational links with the PKK.[9] In January 2022, a prosecutor demanded the lifting of her parliamentary immunity.[10]
Personal life
editBesides a Turkish citizenship, she is also holds a German citizenship.[8] Her mother lived in Germany.[11] 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.[8]
References
edit- ^ "TÜRKİYE BÜYÜK MİLLET MECLİSİ". www5.tbmm.gov.tr. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ a b "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.