First Civil Society-GNAT Meeting held

In each new legislative session of GNAT, we aim to bring the elected MPs together with civil society representatives. We held the first of those meetings, “The Civil Society-GNAT Meeting.” 26th Session MPs, sPAT porters, civil society representatives, Ankara representatives of media institutions and representatives from foreign countries were the guests of the meeting held on December 16 at Demonti Hotel.

In each new legislative session of GNAT, we aim to bring the elected MPs together with civil society representatives. We held the first of those meetings, “The Civil Society-GNAT Meeting.” 26th Session MPs, sPAT porters, civil society representatives, Ankara representatives of media institutions and representatives from foreign countries were the guests of the meeting held on December 16 at Demonti Hotel.

In the meeting, the conclusive report, titled, “The 10 Demands of Civil Society from Politics and from GNAT” of workshops held in 3 provinces (Diyarbakır, Ankara, İstanbul) in September 2015 was announced. 25 MPs, 48 NGO representatives became both our hosts and our guests in this meeting. Please click here to read the full conclusion report announced by sPAT cooks Yakup Kadri Karabacak and Oya Özden.

The participants of the meeting, where data regarding the work of sPAT TV and sPAT was also shared, are as listed below:

NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS

Ankara Dentists Chamber (ADO), AEGEE (Association des Etats Généraux des Etudiants de l'Europe / European Students' Forum) Ankara, AKKAY, Alevi Düşünce Ocağı, Alternative Informatics Association (Alternatif Bilişim Derneği), Anatolian Women Association (Anadolu Kadın Derneği), Ankara Business Women Entrepreneurs & Enhancement Association (ANGİKAD), Capital City Women's Platform (CCWP / Başkent Kadın Platformu), Association for Monitoring Gender Equality (CEİD), Civil Society in the Penal System (CİSST), Çankaya Provincial Council (Çankaya Kent Konseyi), Environment Volunteers Association (Çevre Gönüllüleri Derneği), The Checks and Balances Network (DDA), Natural Life Association (Doğal Yaşam Derneği), Correct Nutrition Association (Doğru Beslenenler Derneği), The Initiative for Freedom of Expression (Düşünce Suçuna Karşı Girişim), Erzurum Entrepreneur Women’s Association (Erzurum Girişimci Kadınlar Derneği), Confederation of Turkish Real Trade Unions (HAK-İŞ), Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly (Helsinki Yurttaşlar Derneği), Human Rights Association (İnsan Hakları Derneği), Human Rights Common Platform (İHOP), The Women Association of Knowledge Culture and Solidarity (İLKDER), Istanbul Belongs to Us All Initiative (İstanbul Hepimizin Girişimi), Istanbul Politics Center (İstanbul Politikalar Merkezi), Federation of Caucasus Associations (Kafkas Der. Fed.), Development Workshop Cooperative (Kalkınma Atölyesi Koop.), KAOS GL, Red Umbrella (Kırmızı Şemsiye), Liberal Europe Association (Liberal Avrupa Derneği), The Association for Human Rights and Solidarity for the Oppressed (MAZLUMDER), National Democratic Institute (NDI), Vote and Beyond (Oy ve Ötesi), SPoD, Civil Society Research and Support Association (STAD-Der), Association for Nonviolent Society (Şiddetsiz Toplum Derneği), Turkish Journalists’ Association (Türkiye Gazeteciler Cemiyeti), Turkish Union of Women (T. Kadınlar Birliği), Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey (TEPAV), Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (TİHV), Turkish Beyazay Association (Türkiye Beyazay Derneği), Turkey Disabled’s Education and Solidarity Foundation (Türkiye Özürlüler Eğitim ve Dayanışma Vakfı), Turkish Writers’ Union (Türkiye Yazarlar Sendikası), Flying Broom (Uçan Süpürge), International Child Center (Uluslararası Çocuk Merkezi), Transparency International (Uluslararası Şeffaflık Derneği), Association for High IQ and Special Talented Children (UZYED), Turkish Association of Legislation (YASADER), Turkish Nomad Tents Association (Yörük Obaları Derneği), Legislative Experts Association (YU-DER)

MPs:

Ali İhsan Yavuz (Sakarya AKP), Ayhan Sefer Üstün (Sakarya AKP), Aytuğ Atıcı (Mersin CHP), Celal Doğan (İstanbul HDP), Ceyhun İrgil (Bursa CHP), Dengir Mir Mehmet Fırat (Mersin HDP), Didem Engin (İstanbul CHP), Dursun Çiçek (İstanbul CHP), Filiz Kerestecioğlu (İstanbul HDP), Gaye Usluer (Eskişehir CHP), Hüda Kaya (İstanbul HDP), Hüseyin Çamak (Mersin CHP), Mehmet Bekaroğlu (İstanbul CHP), Mehmet Erdoğan (Muğla MHP), Meral Danış Beştaş (Adana HDP), Mustafa Şentop (İstanbul AKP), Nurettin Demir (Muğla CHP), Okan Gaytancıoğlu (Edirne CHP), Serdal Kuyucuoğlu (Mersin CHP), Şenal Sarıhan (Ankara CHP), Utku Çakırözer (Eskişehir CHP), Yıldız Seferinoğlu (İstanbul Ak Parti), Zülfikar İnönü Tümer (Adana CHP)