Turkish Parliament Speaker election, November
Turkish court approves sentence to over 16 years in prison for HDP deputy
A Turkish regional appeals court on May 23 approved a prison sentence of 16 years and eight months handed down by a local court to Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) deputy İdris Baluken.
Ismail Kahraman re-elected as Turkish Parliament speaker
İsmail Kahraman was on Nov. 20 re-elected as parliament speaker to head parliament for a second term.
Turkey’s parliament speaker should keep word and visit prison: HDP
Parliament Speaker İsmail Kahraman should visit prison in order to “keep his promise” to visit all party leaders in Turkey, Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) spokesperson Ayhan Bilgen said on Nov. 14 in his party’s parliamentary group meeting in Ankara.
AKP nominates Kahraman for second term as parliament speaker
The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has nominated Parliament Speaker İsmail Kahraman for a second term in his position following a series of in-house consultations.
Parliament elects AKP's Kahraman as its new speaker
?smail Kahraman, the Istanbul deputy from the ranks of the Justice and Development Party (AKP), has been elected as the new parliament speaker in the third round of the voting on Nov 22.