Tulay Hatımoğulları Oruç

Tulay Hatımoğulları Oruç (born 1977) is a Turkish economist and politician. She is the Co-Chair of the Socialist Refoundation Party (SYKP) and a member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey.

Tulay Hatımoğulları Oruç
Member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey
Assumed office
2018
Parliamentary groupHDP
ConstituencyHatay
Co-Chair of the Socialist Refoundation Party
Assumed office
2016
Serving with Ahmet Kaya
Personal details
Born1977
Samandağ, Antakya
Alma materAnadolu University

Early life and education

Tulay Hatımoğulları Oruç was born in Samandag, Hatay province in 1977[1] and studied economics at the Anadolu University.[1]

Political career

Her adherence to political socialism defined itself during high school.[2] Tulay Hatımoğulları Oruç was elected Co-Chair of the SYKP in 2016.[3] In the parliamentary elections of June 2018 she was elected to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey representing the Hatay Province for the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP).[4] On the 17 March 2021, the Turkish state prosecutor before the Court of Cassation, Bekir Şahin filed a lawsuit at the Constitutional Court demanding for her and 686 other politicians a five-year ban for political activities.[5]

Political views

As the Co-Chair of the Religion and Faith Commission of the HDP,[6] she defends the protection of the cultural rights of the minorities in Turkey according to the Treaty of Lausanne from 1923.[7] She opposed the deployment of Turkish troops to Libya.[8] She is also on the view that Kurdistan exists, which in November 2021 prompted a trilateral discussion between her, fellow HDP Politician Garo Paylan, and the Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar who denied the existence of a Kurdistan, be it in Turkey or Iraq.[9]

Personal life

She was raised in an Arab household and identifies as a feminist and an Alevi.[2]

References
  1. "Tülay Hatımoğulları Oruç". www.biyografya.com. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
  2. "Arap, Alevi, Sosyalist, Feminist Bir Vekil Adayı". Bianet. 8 June 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "SYKP'nin 2. Olağan Konferansı yapıldı". Bianet. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "Adana Seçim Sonuçları - Genel Seçim 2018 Adana Sonucu". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). 2021-08-18. Retrieved 2021-08-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "HDP indictment seeks political ban for 687 members, including Demirtaş, Buldan and Sancar". Bianet. Retrieved 2021-03-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. SCF (2021-08-03). "Pro-Kurdish party calls on Turkey to recognize Yazidi massacre as genocide". Stockholm Center for Freedom. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
  7. "Christian Cemetery in Hatay Shown as 'Green Space' in Zoning Plan". SAT-7 TÜRK HABER (in Turkish). 2019-12-23. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
  8. "Turkish parliament approves motion on sending troops to Libya". Gazete Duvar (in Turkish). 2020-02-01. Retrieved 2021-08-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. "Turkish Defense Minister denies existence of Iraqi Kurdistan". Gazete Duvar (in Turkish). 2021-11-17. Retrieved 2021-11-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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