Can Atalay has begun a 24-hour hunger strike

Can Atalay, the elected Member of Parliament for Hatay who is currently detained in prison, announced that he had begun a 24-hour hunger strike on 1 October, the day the Turkish Grand National Assembly’s new parliamentary year began. Atalay stated that his action was undertaken to demand Hatay’s right to representation, the implementation of Constitutional Court rulings, and the removal of obstacles preventing him from carrying out his duties as a Member of Parliament.

Can Atalay, the Hatay MP for the Turkish Workers’ Party (TİP), who remains detained in prison despite the rulings of the Constitutional Court ( AYM ), announced in a statement on 1 October – the day the Turkish Grand National Assembly began its new legislative year – that he had commenced a 24-hour hunger strike.

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