İmam Taşçıer (1 January 1959,

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) is a Kurdish politician of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) and member of the

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Political career

İmam Taşçıer was elected to the Turkish Parliament representing the HDP for

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in the Parliamentary elections June 2015 and re-elected in the snap elections of November 2015 and the parliamentary elections of June 2018. He encouraged the Turkish Government led by the Justice and Development Party (AKP) to release Kurdish prisoners, recognizing Kurdish rights in Turkey and establishing good relations with the

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in exchange for Kurdish votes for the Istanbul mayoral elections on the 23 June 2019.

Legal prosecution

Taşçıer was detained twice during his political career. Once together with twelve politicians of the HDP including the party co-chairs

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and

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on the 4 November 2016 but released shortly after. Nevertheless, he was prosecuted for allegedly having spread terror propaganda during the curfew of Sur in 2015. The prosecution demanded 23 years at time. Then he was again detained for a few hours in January 2017, due to investigation for insulting the Turkish President

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Personal life

İmam Taşçıer grew up in the village Yukarısalat in

Bismil District Bismil () is a municipality and district of Diyarbakır Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,679 km2, and its population is 118,698 (2022). The district was established on 4 January 1936. Neighborhoods There are 122 neighbourhoods in Bismil Dis ...

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and is a teacher. He is married and has two children.

References

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