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Can Atalay Announces 24-Hour Hunger Strike: 'I've Reached the Breaking point.'

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The Workers' Party of Turkey (TİP) announced that Can Atalay began a 24-hour hunger strike on October 1st, the day the new legislative session of the Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM) began. In a statement from prison, Atalay stated that his action was a call for Hatay's right to representation and the implementation of Constitutional Court (AYM) decisions, adding, "The situation has reached a critical point."

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The Workers' Party of Turkey (TİP) announced that Can Atalay began a 24-hour hunger strike on October 1st, the day the new legislative session of the Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM) began. In a statement from prison, Atalay stated that his action was a call for Hatay's right to representation and the implementation of Constitutional Court (AYM) decisions, adding, "The situation has reached a critical point."

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Hatay MP Can Atalay, who is imprisoned as part of the Gezi Park case, started a 24-hour hunger strike, saying "The knife has reached the bone." Atalay stated that he is undertaking this action to demand the right of representation for Hatay, the implementation of Constitutional Court decisions, and the removal of obstacles preventing him from fulfilling his duties as a Member of Parliament. "The people of Hatay elected me to speak on their behal…

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The Workers' Party of Turkey announced that Can Atalay began a 24-hour hunger strike today, the day the Grand National Assembly of Turkey opened and the new legislative session began. Can Atalay also issued a statement saying, "Today, as we begin the new legislative year, as an elected member of parliament, I once again call upon the Honorable Speaker of the Grand National Assembly to fulfill his duty. Honorable members of parliament, the proced…

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Can Atalay, the elected Hatay Member of Parliament who is currently imprisoned, announced that he began a 24-hour hunger strike on October 1st, the start of the new legislative year of the Turkish Grand National Assembly.

The Workers' Party of Turkey (TİP) announced that Hatay MP Can Atalay began a 24-hour hunger strike today, the day the new legislative year of the Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM) began. In a message sent from prison, Atalay called on TBMM Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş to fulfill his duty, stating, "In accordance with the Constitutional Court's decision, my name will be re-registered in the parliamentary register."

Can Atalay, a TİP (Workers' Party of Turkey) Hatay MP and lawyer, who is imprisoned in Marmara Prison in Silivri, has started a 24-hour hunger strike. Can Atalay stated during his 24-hour hunger strike: "The situation has reached a critical point." (Medyascope)

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Tr724 broke the news on Thursday, October 1, 2026.
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