Hasan Bitmez

Hasan Bitmez (15 December 1969 – 14 December 2023) was a Turkish politician who was a member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey for the Felicity Party.

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Hasan Bitmez


Member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey
In office 2 June 2023 – 14 December 2023
Constituency	Kocaeli (2023)

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Born	(1969-12-15)15 December 1969 Alucra, Giresun, Turkey
Died	14 December 2023(2023-12-14) (aged 53) Ankara, Turkey
Resting place	Merkezefendi Cemetery
Political party	Felicity Party
Children	1
Education	Al-Azhar University

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Born in the town of Alucra on 15 December 1969,^[1] Bitmez attended Gebze Imam-Hatip High School in Istanbul,^[1] and went to college at Al-Azhar University. He was married and had one child.^[2]

On 12 December 2023, Bitmez collapsed from a heart attack in parliament, moments after finishing a speech denouncing Israel in the context of the Gaza war, saying that Israel "will suffer the wrath of Allah,"^[3] and criticizing the ongoing relationship between Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and Israel.^[2]^[4] While he collapsed, AKP members of parliament chanted "this is the wrath of Allah".^[5]^[6] He died at Ankara Bilkent City Hospital two days later, on 14 December at the age of 53, one day before his 54th birthday.^[2] He was buried at Merkezefendi Cemetery in Istanbul.^[7]

Bitmez is the fourth MP in the history of Turkey to have died during or after an event that took place in the Assembly, following Halid Karsıalan, Mehmet Abdurrezak Ceylan, and Mehmet Fevzi Şıhanlıoğlu.^[8] Following his death, the Felicity and Future Alliance failed to maintain the 20-deputy quota to unify, and it subsequently fell apart.^[9] However, CHP Kütahya MP Ali Fazıl Kasap switched parties and refounded the group until the group dissolved to create New Path.^[10]^[11]

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