Bengi Yildiz
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Bengi Yildiz is a Member of Parliament of the Peace and Democracy Party
(BDP) for Batman
, Turkey.
Bengi
Yildiz is a lawyer by training, graduating from Istanbul University Law Faculty, and has worked as a journalist .
He is a former President of the Batman branch of the IHD Turkish Human Rights Association
(Human Rights Association).
In July 2007, he stood as an independent candidate in the Turkish parliamentary elections
and entered the Turkish Parliament
, joining the Democratic Society Party
(DTP). He is now an MP for Batman.
He was re-elected in the 12 June 2011 general election.
He is married with two children.
On July 25th 2011 he declared that Kurds under the control of PKK/BDP would stop paying taxes to the Turkish government. (http://www.dunyabulteni.net/?aType=haber&ArticleID=168075) He suggested that PKK/BDP would form a Libyan Jumhuriya type of structure whereby in every neighborhood and city the PKK/BDP supported Kurds would locally organize and abolish political parties to create a "self-determined democratic" autonomy. He furthermore suggested that although PKK/BDP supported Kurds want to be exempt from taxes it is still the responsibility of the Turkish Republic to invest in their infrastructure, roads, schools and pay for their public servants.
Peace and Democracy Party
The Peace and Democracy Party ) is a political party in the Republic of Turkey. It succeeded the Democratic Society Party following the closure of the latter party for its alleged connections with the PKK, which is listed as a terrorist organization by the EU.The BDP has observer status in the...
(BDP) for Batman
Batman
Batman is a fictional character created by the artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger. A comic book superhero, Batman first appeared in Detective Comics #27 , and since then has appeared primarily in publications by DC Comics...
, Turkey.
Bengi
Bengi
Bengi is a common Turkish given name. It means "eternal", "endless", "never-ending", or "immortal". It is a Oghuz accented version of Bengü which is also a Turkish given name...
Yildiz is a lawyer by training, graduating from Istanbul University Law Faculty, and has worked as a journalist .
He is a former President of the Batman branch of the IHD Turkish Human Rights Association
Human Rights Association (Turkey)
The Human Rights Association is an NGO for advancing Human rights in Turkey, founded in 1986 and headquartered in Ankara.- History :...
(Human Rights Association).
In July 2007, he stood as an independent candidate in the Turkish parliamentary elections
Turkish general election, 2007
Turkey's 16th general election was held on July 22, 2007 and resulted in a resounding victory for the incumbent Justice and Development Party...
and entered the Turkish Parliament
Grand National Assembly of Turkey
The Grand National Assembly of Turkey , usually referred to simply as the Meclis , is the unicameral Turkish legislature. It is the sole body given the legislative prerogatives by the Turkish Constitution. It was founded in Ankara on 23 April 1920 in the midst of the Turkish War of Independence...
, joining the Democratic Society Party
Democratic Society Party
The Democratic Society Party was a Kurdish Kurdish nationalist political party in Turkey. The party considered itself social democratic, and had observer status in the Socialist International. It was considered to be the successor of the Democratic People's Party...
(DTP). He is now an MP for Batman.
He was re-elected in the 12 June 2011 general election.
He is married with two children.
On July 25th 2011 he declared that Kurds under the control of PKK/BDP would stop paying taxes to the Turkish government. (http://www.dunyabulteni.net/?aType=haber&ArticleID=168075) He suggested that PKK/BDP would form a Libyan Jumhuriya type of structure whereby in every neighborhood and city the PKK/BDP supported Kurds would locally organize and abolish political parties to create a "self-determined democratic" autonomy. He furthermore suggested that although PKK/BDP supported Kurds want to be exempt from taxes it is still the responsibility of the Turkish Republic to invest in their infrastructure, roads, schools and pay for their public servants.