Art community reacts to the stripping of Can Atalay's parliamentary status: 'The situation and the course of events are bad'

The Workers' Party of Turkey (TİP) Hatay MP Can Atalay's parliamentary status was stripped yesterday after the Court of Cassation's decision was read in the TBMM General Assembly.

Despite the Constitutional Court's ruling of a rights violation, the art world did not remain silent regarding the decision to strip Atalay of his parliamentary status, which was carried out in an unlawful manner by the 3rd Criminal Chamber of the Court of Cassation.

WHO SAID WHAT ABOUT STRIPPING CAN ATALAY OF HIS PARLIAMENTARY STATUS?

The posts shared by artists with the hashtag #CanAtalayMilletvekilidir (Can Atalay is an MP) are as follows:

Şahan Gökbakar: In 2002, a constitutional amendment was made to lift the political ban on a politician who was politically banned. In this vote, the Baykal-led CHP gave full support to the AKP. The President of the time, Ahmet Necdet Sezer, vetoed it, but the parliament sent it back and it became law. A by-election was held in a single province, and that politician became an MP. Since that day, this party has been in power.

That politician is today's President Erdoğan. 22 years later, today, the same party has stripped an elected MP of his status. Even looking at it just from this perspective, everything is very clear and obvious. The situation and the course of events are bad. It is a pity for our beautiful country.

Melike Demirağ: The Constitutional Court, the highest court, rules that Can Atalay, elected by the people of Hatay, has suffered a rights violation. The one-man regime that holds all the power in the country and the government, however, do not comply with the Constitutional Court's decision and strip him of his parliamentary status. When will the postponed Constitution rally be held?

Memet Ali Alabora: Can Atalay is my representative.

Mazlum Çimen: Can Atalay was elected and is the people's representative. He must be defended. Well, what are the MPs inside doing? Whose MPs are they? One must not forget this, oh opposition!

Sunay Akın: Can Atalay is an MP. Turkey will not fit into this shirt of lawlessness.

Deniz Çakır: What they have usurped is not Can Atalay's parliamentary status, but the right to vote and be elected of hundreds of thousands of earthquake survivors in Hatay who voted for him.

Mehmet Esen: There are so many of you! You have all your guns and cannons and your unlawful laws. But how afraid you were of one man!

Renan Bilek: In the name of the Constitution, the Constitution is being trampled upon. It means the country no longer has a valid Constitution. That is the meaning that emerges. Shame on you.

Tuluhan Tekelioğlu: One week before February 6, a coup was carried out against the will of the people of Hatay.

Berna Laçin: Bekir Bozdağ has now officially gone down in history. He has been written into history with thick, pitch-black tar...

Yekta Kopan: Can Atalay is the will of the people of Hatay and their representative in Parliament.

News Source: 12punto

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