Demirtas
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HDP party says it will regroup if hit by court ban
Turkey’s pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) said on Friday it would keep campaigning under a different banner if a court outlawed its current organization over alleged links to militants.
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Turkey’s top court to investigate HDP
The Turkish Court of Cassation has requested copies of summaries against lawmakers from the pro-Kurdish opposition Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), Mezopotamya Agency reported on Tuesday.
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Turkish gov't labelling all critics as terrorists, says Basak Demirtas
The Turkish government is designating every critic of it as a terrorist, from students at Bogazici University to members of the country’s top health association, Basak Demirtas, the wife of jailed prominent Kurdish politician, Selahattin Demirtas, said on Sunday.
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Only one in power can resolve Turkey Kurdish question, expert tells KurdPress
Only one person at the head of the Turkish government can solve the Kurdish problem, and now Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and to some extent Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) jailed Leader, Abdullah Ocalan, can put an end to the problem in Turkey, a researcher at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs told KurdPress in an interview.
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Selahattin Demirtas appeals again for his release
The imprisoned former co-chair of the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), Selahattin Demirtas, has filed another individual application to Turkey’s Constitutional Court (AYM), demanding the implementation of a European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruling for his immediate release.
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European lawmakers call for immediate, unconditional release of Selahattin Demirtas
Members of the European Parliament urged Ankara for the immediate and unconditional release of imprisoned Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtas, former leader of the opposition pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), in accordance with rulings by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) decisions.
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Turkey's nationalists threaten AKP alliance with calls to ban pro-Kurdish party / Amberin Zaman
While claiming loyalty to the ruling party, Turkish nationalist leader Devlet Bahceli is squeezing the president by demanding the outright banning of the pro-Kurdish HDP.
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Turkey will drag out Demirtas case, former judge says
Talip Aydın, former head of department for human rights at the Turkish Ministry of Justice, said Turkey plans to drag out for years the case of imprisoned Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtas. Aydin believes Turkey’s best institutional relations are with the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is sure that there will be no serious consequences for his refusal to release Demirtas.
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"Erdogan says there is no Kurdish question in Turkey, calls Demirtas a "terrorist;
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared in a fiery speech on Wednesday, November 25 that there was "no Kurdish question in this country", and called on the judiciary to investigate those seeking the release of Kurdish political leader Selahattin Demirtas from prison, calling him a "terrorist".
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Erdogan blasts ex-deputy PM Arinc for condemning jailing of Kavala, Demirtas
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday slammed Presidential High Advisory Board member and former deputy prime minister Bulent Arinc over his remarks criticizing the jailing of philanthropist Osman Kavala and Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtas.
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Human Rights Watch calls for immediate release of Demirtas
Human Rights Watch has called on Thursday, November 19, for immediate release of Selahattin Demirtas, the former co-leader of Turkey pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP).
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CHP leader to lose immunity over defence of Demirtas
The Ankara chief public prosecutor has issued a motion to lift parliamentary immunity of Kemal Kilicdaroglu so the leader of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) can face charges for praising a criminal, daily Sözcü reported on Saturday.
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Demirtaş says he is in prison because Erdogan is afraid of him
Former Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş, who has been jailed for nearly four years, says that his imprisonment is the result of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s fear of himself and his party’s political power.
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Erdogan has no solution for Kurds at the polls - analysis
Despite his tight grip on Turkey’s military front and judiciary, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been unable to convince millions of Kurds to vote for him, said the Economist on Saturday.