Career
He was well known in the Turkish Parliament by his actions against tortures at jails. He took part in the Human Rights Commission in the parliament. After the Virtue Party was closed down in 2001, he joined the Felicity Party and became its deputy leader.
After resigning from the party, he formed an "Islamic left" alliance with Ertuğrul Günay who resigned from the Republican People"s Party (CHP) in 2004.
However, this new movement failed to take hold after Günay joined the Justice and Development Party (AKP). In 2010, he became the deputy leader of the People"s Voice Party (HAS Party) founded by Numan Kurtulmuş.
When the HAS Party decided to merge with the AKP in 2012, Bekaroğlu decided not to take part in the merger and resigned from the party. He was the Felicity Party candidate for the Istanbul Metropolitan Mayoralty in the 2009 local elections and the Felicity Party candidate for the Rize Mayoralty in the 2014 local elections.
In the 2014 presidential election, he was suggested by CHP parliamentary group leader Muharrem İnce as a possible candidate.