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İHD: Democratic Society Party Essential for Democratic Initiative

DTP CLOSURE CASE

İHD: Democratic Society Party Essential for Democratic Initiative

The Human Rights Foundation claimed that the Constitutional Court should consider the "general public opinion" for a decision in the closure case of the Democratic Society Party. The foundation called for more transparency and the end of violence.

9 December 2009 Tolga Korkut

Closing Of The Democratic Society Party May Be Decided After The Elections

The President of the Constitutional Court announces that they are still not close to making a decision in the closing case for the Democratic Society Party (DTP).

18 December 2008

Signatures To Keep The DTP Open

Many intellectuals, journalists, non-governmental organizations and activist under an initiative to keep the Democratic Society Party (DTP) open have started collecting signatures to support the DTP.

16 September 2008 Bawer Çakır

DTP Submits Its Oral Defense

DTP Submits Its Oral Defense

Ahmet Türk submited the oral defense for the Democratic Society Party and he said at the end that he was positive about the outcome of the case. Türk demanded that the European Human Rights Court and the Venice Criteria be taken into consideration.

16 September 2008

CHP Deputy Speaks Against Closing The Democratic Society Party

CHP Deputy Speaks Against Closing The Democratic Society Party

Şevket Köse, Adıyaman deputy for the Republican People’s Party (CHP), believes that the Constitutional Court should not close the Democratic Society Party (DTP) at least to be consistent with its previous decision in the AKP case.

15 September 2008 Tolga Korkut

The Prosecutor Says Close The Democratic Society Party

The Supreme Court Chief Prosecutor presented his oral explanation and one more time he demands that the DTP should be closed. The DTP will present its oral defense on September 16.

The Court Postpones DTP’s Closure Defense

Due to Democratic Society Party’s (DTP) busy schedule, the Constitutional Court postpones DTP’s oral defense to September 16.

DTP Submits Its Defense

The Democratic Society Party submits its defense against the closure case by the Supreme Court Chief Prosecutor. The DTP claims that the authorities have not investigated the allegations, some of which are newspaper articles.

AKP was Silent in DTP Closure Trial

While the MHP has called for individuals to be prosecuted rather than the party to be closed, the CHP and the DTP both pointed out that the AKP was silent when the prosecution initiated a closure trial for the DTP.

19 March 2008 A. Nilüfer Zengin Kürkçü

DTP Support Visit by Peace Parliament

DTP Support Visit by Peace Parliament

Representatives of the Turkish Peace Parliament yesterday (21 November) visited the Grand National Assembly to support the pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP).

21 November 2007 A. Nilüfer Zengin Kürkçü

Columnists Against Closure of DTP

Columnists Tinc, Akyol, Tamer and Kahraman all agree that the pro-Kurdish DTP should not be closed, but not because they support the party.

20 November 2007 A. Nilüfer Zengin Kürkçü

IHD Condemns Prosecution's Attack

The Human Rights Association (IHD) has condemned the fact that the Chief Prosecutor's indictment concerning the demanded closure of the DTP also writes about the IHD.

20 November 2007 Tolga Korkut