Sezgin Tanrıkulu

The lawmakers should attend the funerals of the terrorists, the head of the Republican People's Party (CHP) has said, referring to some members of the parliament from the ranks of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) who in the past had attended the ceremonies held for the PKK terrorists.

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) deputy Sezgin Tanrıkulu has filed a parliamentary question to Justice Minister Abdülhamit Gül, demanding an investigation into claims that a vegan prisoner's food demands were not being met in line with the law.

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) Istanbul lawmaker Sezgin Tanrıkulu has questioned a protocol signed between the Education Ministry and the Ensar Foundation, an Islamic-inspired children's group that was previously embroiled in a major child abuse scandal.

Parliament Speaker İsmail Kahraman has rejected a proposal submitted by the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) regarding the formation of a special commission to investigate human rights violations in the Gaza Strip. 

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) deputy Sezgin Tanrıkulu has said he is receiving death threats following his remarks on the use of armed drones in the country's southeast.

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) deputy Sezgin Tanrıkulu on Sept. 9 criticized a legal investigation on him following his comments on drone attacks in the country's southeast, saying that the move was against the law.

An Ankara prosecutor filed an indictment against main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) Istanbul lawmaker Sezgin Tanrıkulu on Sept. 8, after he voiced concerns over allegations that an armed drone in the southeastern province of Hakkari shot four citizens, leaving one dead. 

Some 35,647 inmates are continuing their education in prisons in Turkey, the former Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ said in an answer to a parliamentary question submitted by the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP).

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) Istanbul deputy Sezgin Tanrıkulu has prepared a report on "human rights and constitutional violations" under the state of emergency declared after the failed July 15, 2016 coup attempt. 

A heavy rainfall that hit Istanbul, causing fires and flash floods to occur across the city in the evening hours of July 27 has triggered debates over insufficiency of Istanbul's infrastructures.