Ayşenur Bahçekapılı
Opposition slams government over HDP co-leader's loss of seat
The opposition has slammed the ruling party over the termination of Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) co-chair Figen Yüksekdağ's parliamentary status, even as the prime minister hinted at further dismissals.
HDP co-chair Yüksekdağ loses seat in parliament
Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) Co-Chair Figen Yüksekdağ, who has been in jail for three months on terror charges, has lost her parliamentary status for a prison sentence she received in a previous case.
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German envoy visits Turkish deputy speaker, expresses sorrow over mistreatment by German police
Germany's ambassador to Turkey, Martin Erdmann, expressed his sorrow to Ayşenur Bahçekapılı, the deputy parliament speaker of the Turkish parliament, for the mistreatment she received by German police at Cologne airport, which fueled a diplomatic tension between the two countries.
Erdmann paid a courtesy visit to Bahçekapılı on Dec. 15 in parliament.
Ankara summons German ambassador over 'misbehavior' against Turkish deputy parliament speaker
The Turkish Foreign Ministry summoned German Ambassador to Turkey Martin Erdmann on Dec. 7 to convey Ankara's reaction after airport police in Cologne temporarily held Turkish Parliament Deputy Speaker Ayşenur Bahçekapılı due to a problem with her passport, diplomatic sources have told the Hürriyet Daily News.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan slammed Germany after the incident.
Erdoğan again blasts Germany over 'misbehavior' against Turkey's deputy parliament speaker
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has again slammed Germany after airport police in Cologne temporarily held Turkish Parliament Deputy Speaker Ayşenur Bahçekapılı due to a problem with her passport.