2 0 0 7 , ▁he ▁stood ▁as ▁an ▁independent ▁candidate ▁for ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Society ▁Party ▁( D TP ) ▁supported ▁Th ous and ▁Hop es ▁al liance ▁in ▁the ▁Turkish ▁parliament ary ▁elections ▁and ▁entered ▁the ▁Turkish ▁Parliament ▁as ▁an ▁MP ▁for ▁Bat man ▁joining ▁the ▁D TP . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Turkey ▁EU ▁J oint ▁parliament ary ▁committee . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 2 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁general ▁election . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁married ▁with ▁two ▁children . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 5 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁he ▁declared ▁that ▁Kur ds ▁under ▁the ▁control ▁of ▁PK K / B DP ▁would ▁stop ▁pay ing ▁tax es ▁to ▁the ▁Turkish ▁government . ▁He ▁suggested ▁that ▁PK K / B DP ▁would ▁form ▁a ▁Lib yan ▁J um h uri ya ▁type ▁of ▁structure ▁where by ▁in ▁every ▁neighborhood ▁and ▁city ▁the ▁PK K / B DP ▁supported ▁Kur ds ▁would ▁locally ▁organ ize ▁and ▁abol ish ▁political ▁parties ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁" self - det erm ined ▁dem ocr atic " ▁aut onomy . ▁He ▁further more ▁suggested ▁that ▁although ▁PK K / B DP ▁supported ▁Kur ds ▁want ▁to ▁be ▁ex empt ▁from ▁tax es ▁it ▁is ▁still ▁the ▁responsibility ▁of ▁the ▁Turkish ▁Republic ▁to ▁invest ▁in ▁their ▁infrastr ucture , ▁roads , ▁schools ▁and ▁pay ▁for ▁their ▁public ▁servants . ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁term ▁as ▁MP , ▁he ▁was ▁an ▁out sp oken ▁supp