HDP has 31 women parliamentarians
According to unofficial results, HDP sends 80 deputies to the parliament, 31 of whom are women.
According to unofficial results, HDP sends 80 deputies to the parliament, 31 of whom are women.
According to unofficial results, HDP sends 80 deputies to the parliament, 31 of whom are women.
The Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) which holds the strongest representation of women's identity in Turkey has once again proved itself as the party of women. Receiving nearly 6 million votes across Turkey and North Kurdistan, HDP will have around 80 seats in the parliament, 40 percent of which is made up by women.
Advocating gender equality and implementing co-presidency system, HDP takes an active place in many areas of politics.
The party led by women has destroyed the 10 percent election threshold in a remarkable victory for peace and freedom.
The names of the HDP's women candidates are;
Adana: Meral Danış Beştaş
Ağrı: Leyla Zana, Dirayet Taşdemir
Bitlis: Mizgin Irgat
Bursa: Asiye Kolçak
Amed: Nursel Aydoğan, Feleknas Uca, Sibel Yiğitalp
Erzurum: Seher Akçınar Bayar
Hakkari: Selma Irmak
Mersin: Çilem Öz
İstanbul: Pervin Buldan, Beyza Üstün, Filiz Kerestecioğlu, Hüda Kaya
Mardin: Gülser Yıldırım, Enise Güneyli
Muş: Burcu Çelik
Siirt: Hatice Seviptekin
Dersim: Edibe Şahin
Urfa: Dilek Öcalan, Leyla Güven
Van: Figen Yüksekdağ, Yurdusev Özsökmenler, Tuğba Hazer
Batman: Saadet Becerikli, Ayşe Acar Başaran
Şırnak: Leyla Birlik, Aycan İrmez
Iğdır: Kıznaz Türkeli