İlhan Cihaner (born 23 February 1968,[1] Kağızman), is a Turkish leftist politician and a former prosecutor. He's a parliamentary deputy for the Republican People's Party (CHP) since 2011. He was the Chief Public Prosecutor of Erzincan from 2007; he resigned in 2011 in order to stand for election.[2][3] He is a suspect in the Ergenekon trials.[4][5][6] He is a columnist for the soL newspaper.
İlhan Cihaner | |
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| Member of the Grand National Assembly | |
| Assumed office 12 June 2011 | |
| Constituency | Denizli (2011, June 2015) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 23, 1968 Kağızman, Kars, Turkey |
| Nationality |  Turkey |
| Political party | Republican People's Party (CHP) |
| Alma mater | Gazi University |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Prosecutor |
Career
editCihaner, then a prosecutor in İdil (Şırnak Province), was the first prosecutor to point at the Turkish Gendarmerie's JİTEM, in an indictment of 1997. He held the defendants including civil servants, confessors and others responsible for killings, bombings and "disappearances". Defendant No. 1 was Ahmet Cem Ersever and defendant No. 2 was Arif Doğan.[7]
He was appointed Chief Public Prosecutor of Erzincan in 2007.[8] In this position he ordered an investigation of the İsmailağa and Fettullah Gülen religious communities.[9] Some months later, Taraf published a plan entitled "Action Plan against Religious Radicalism", an alleged plan to discredit religious communities and the AKP government by planting weapons. A Justice Ministry investigation followed, and the İsmailağa case was transferred to another prosecutor, Osman Şanal, on the grounds that there were allegations that İsmailağa was a terrorist group. Osman Sanal wire tapped the Chief Public Prosecutor, Ilhan Cihaner[10] The same year, (November 2010) Osman Sanal litigated newspaper reporter İlhan Taşçı about his book on İsmailağa religious society.[11] Osman Sanal was arrested and charged as a member of Fettulah Terrorist Organization (FETÖ) who were attempted coup in 2016.[12]
Charges
editCihaner was arrested in February 2010 as part of the Ergenekon trials investigation, and charged with membership of “Ergenekon” organization.[13] Court ordered release of Ilhan Cihaner during his trial in August 2010.[14] He was appointed a public prosecutor in Adana in November 2010.[15]
Cihaner was found not guilty in conspiracy cases which were conducted by the members of Gulenist's prosecutors[16] who were fled from Turkey.[17]
Political views
editCihaner is self-described as a leftist and social democrat,[18] while he and his caucus within the party, Us for Future (Gelecek için Biz), stand for more radical left-wing values that includes democratic and socialist sentiments.[19] He opposes imperialism, militarism, interventionism, and supports left-populist values such as race and gender equality, withdrawal of troops from foreign countries and LGBT rights.[20]
References
edit- ^ tbmm.gov.tr, İlhan Cihaner
- ^ Today's Zaman, 10 May 2013, CHP's Cihaner to be brought to court by force
- ^ Today's Zaman, 11 March 2011, Kaçmaz, Cihaner resign to run in elections
- ^ Today's Zaman, 12 March 2010, Indictment documents Cihaner's attempts to bypass court rulings
- ^ Today's Zaman, 25 March 2012, Appeals court refuses to send Cihaner case to relevant chamber
- ^ Today's Zaman, 2 March 2012, High court accepts indictment against Cihaner and Gen. Berk
- ^ Şık, Ahmet (2009-03-24). "Fırat'ın ötesi: ÖHD, ÖKK, JİTEM, Ergenekon…". Habervesaire (in Turkish). Retrieved 2010-05-22.
1997 yılında müdahil olduğum ve JİTEM görevlilerinin suçlandığı bir davada İdil Savcısı İlhan Cihaner'in fezlekesinde bunu adı konmuştur. Savcının ciddi saptamaları vardır. Savcı fezlekesinde kamu görevlileri, itirafçılar ve başka bazı kişilerin de içinde olduğu ve adam öldürme, bombalama, gözaltında kaybetme gibi suçları işleyen ülke genelinde örgütlü bir suç örgütü var diyor. Bu fezlekenin sanıklarının 1. sırasında yer alan isim Ahmet Cem Ersever'dir ki JİTEM'in kurucusu olduğunu herkes biliyor. Sonra 2. sıradaki sanık, şimdi Ergenekon soruşturmasının tutukluları arasında yer alan ve yine JİTEM'in kurucularından olan Arif Doğan'dır.
- ^ "İlhan Cihaner Kimdir?". haberler.com. 16 February 2010.
- ^ "Chief Prosecutor Cihaner Released - Burçin Belge". 18 June 2010.
- ^ "BAŞSAVCININ ELiNDEKi SON DOSYA: Fethullah Gülen" [THE LAST FILE AT THE OWNER'S HAND: Fethullah Gülen]. Evrensel Gazetesi (in Turkish). 18 February 2010.
- ^ "Prosecutor Şanal Sues Author of "Justice in a Gown" - Erol Önderoğlu". 25 November 2010.
- ^ "Ergenekon savcısı Osman Şanal tutuklandı". CNN TÜRK.
- ^ "CORRECTED - General and prosecutor charged in Turkey plot case". Reuters. 2 March 2010.
- ^ "Savcı değil İlhan Cihaner!" [İlhan Cihaner, not the prosecutor!]. ntv.com.tr (in Turkish). 23 June 2010.
- ^ "Başsavcı Cihaner Adana'ya savcı oldu".
- ^ "Cihaner: FETÖ kumpaslarının başrol isimleri korunuyor" [Cihaner: Leading names of FETO plots are protected]. Evrensel Gazetesi. 3 March 2017.
- ^ "Turkish appeals court overturns 'Ergenekon' coup plot convictions". Reuters. 21 April 2016.
- ^ CHP'li İlhan Cihaner, genel başkan adaylığını açıkladı. YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-09.
- ^ "Gelecek için Biz". Archived from the original on 2021-01-28. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
- ^ "Son dakika! İlhan Cihaner Kılıçdaroğlu'nu topa tuttu | Video".