Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu (born 2 November 1965) is a Turkish medical doctor[1] (pulmonologist), human rights activist[2] and an MP (Member of the Turkish Grand National Assembly - TBMM) for the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP).

[6] He was suspended from public service due to one of the messages he shared on social media[7] during the State of Emergency (OHAL), which was declared following the 15 July 2016, coup attempt in Turkey.

He was also the Kocaeli representative of an educational institution named Akil Oyunlari ('Mind Games' in English), which is focused on developing children's intelligence.

[11] Between 2003 and 2007, he assumed the presidency of the Kocaeli Branch of Association for Human Rights and Solidarity for the Oppressed (known as MAZLUMDER an abbreviation of its Turkish name: 'İnsan Hakları ve Mazlumlar İçin Dayanışma Derneği').

[12][13] He was one of the co-signatories of the I apologize campaign, in which several personalities of the Turkish-Kurdish society[14] encouraged Turkey to take responsibility for their role regarding the massacres suffered by the Armenians.

[citation needed] In the aftermath of the 15 July 2016, coup attempt in Turkey, he has been mainly focused on the legal and social effects of the State of Emergency (OHAL), particularly the decree-laws (KHK).

[18] On the 11 October 2016, an investigation against Gergerlioğlu was initiated for having shared an image on twitter in support of a Kurdish Turkish peace process, depicting mothers behind a symbolic coffin draped with a Turkish flag and another one with the flag of the Kurdistan Workers' Party.

[1] Nacho Sánchez Amor, the current rapporteur for Turkey of the European Parliament, condemned the confirmation the sentence in February 2021.

[22] In February 2018, Gergerlioğlu was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison after sharing an article on Twitter with the title "PKK: if the state takes the initiative, peace can be achieved within a month".

[26] The lawsuit was filed together with the request for a closure of the HDP[27] due to the parties alleged organizational links with the PKK[26] and its politicians role in terrorist activities.

[31] The Constitutional Court restored Gergerlioğlu's parliamentary membership on 1 July 2021, stating that his rights had been violated when he was convicted.