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Court Sentences Mayor of "Terrorist Propaganda"

Diyarbakır Sur district mayor Demişbaş is sentenced to prison for referring to rebel PKK leader as "Mr. Öcalan". Elected in recent local elections, he is striped of the right to serve as public officer by the ruling.

7 May 2009 Erol Önderoğlu

5,000 People on 2-Day Hunger Strike in Protest of DTP Arrests

Operation against DTP

5,000 People on 2-Day Hunger Strike in Protest of DTP Arrests

On Sunday, DTP politicians, members and supporters began a two-day hunger strike in Diyarbakır.

4 May 2009 Emine Özcan

Pro-Kurdish DTP MP Questions Phone Tapping

Hasip Kaplan asks Minister of Justice if 70 thousand court orders for surveillance are legally intact or not. The issue remains controversial as experts criticize lack of effective control.

Peace Activists Support Kurdish DTP

Kurdish Question

Peace Activists Support Kurdish DTP

Joining a parliamentary group meeting of the DTP, peace activists expressed their support for the party. In a speech, Mater said that DTP was a necessary partner in a search for a solution to the Kurdish Question.

Intellectuals to Support DTP in Parliament

Intellectuals to Support DTP in Parliament

Around 20 people will join the group meeting of the pro-Kurdish DTP in parliament. The Peace Parliament has called for support of the party, which, they say, “is necessary for peace.”

28 April 2009 Tolga Korkut

“Punishment for Peace Call Violates ECHR Case Law”

“Punishment for Peace Call Violates ECHR Case Law”

Two Kurdish politicians have been convicted for a call for peace in which they used the word “guerilla” for PKK members.

22 April 2009 Erol Önderoğlu

Court Rejects Investigation into Kurdish Parliament Speech

The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has decided not to investigate the speech that DTP co-chair Ahmet Türk made at a party group meeting in parliament.

16 April 2009 Tolga Korkut

DTP Moves to Interpellate MoI

Noting that nine people were killed by security forces since February 2008, DTP claims the Minister of Interior failed to take necessary action.

DTP Protests: AKP Seeking Revenge for Election Results

DTP Protests: AKP Seeking Revenge for Election Results

DTP members and supporters gathered in Istanbul today to protest against the detentions and police raids in 13 provinces.

Operation Targeting the DTP: 40 People Detained

Operation Targeting the DTP: 40 People Detained

Simultaneous operations in 13 provinces have led to the detention of 40 people, among them leading members of the pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party. The searches continue.

14 April 2009 Bawer Çakır

Army's Affection for US Overcomes Boycott for DTP

While PM Erdoğan refuses to meet with the pro-Kurdish MPs, DTP co-chair Türk met with us president Obama and expressed their views for a peaceful solution to the Kurdish issue. Army commanders attend General Assembly meeting after two years.

Two Dead as Police Prevents Öcalan Birthday Celebrations

Two Dead as Police Prevents Öcalan Birthday Celebrations

The police intervened when around 5,000 people tried to visit the village of imprisoned PKK leader Öcalan’s birth on his birthday. Two people died. More than 10,000 people took part in the funeral of one of them.

6 April 2009 Bawer Çakır

DTP to Discuss Kurdish Issue With Obama

US president Obama arrives in Turkey this afternoon. DTP MP Tuncel says they would demand improving diplomatic efforts in trying to resolve the problems in the Middle East.

DTP Has Proven That It Represents Kurds

Assoc. Prof. Yeğen argues that neither Kurds nor Turks are happy with the AKP’s “embarrassed recognition” of the Kurdish question.

31 March 2009 Tolga Korkut

Türk: AKP Did Not Solve Kurdish Question, Kurds Took Votes Elsewhere

Türk: AKP Did Not Solve Kurdish Question, Kurds Took Votes Elsewhere

Evaluating the election results, Türk from the DTP said that the “charity approach” of the AKP has not worked. The DTP has won in Diyarbakır, a city that Erdoğan wanted to win in, as well as in seven provincial and 51 district municipalities.

31 March 2009 Bawer Çakır

Newroz in Turkey: Calls for a Solution to Kurdish Question

Newroz in Turkey: Calls for a Solution to Kurdish Question

300,000 people celebrated Newroz in Kazlıçeşme, Istanbul. In Diyarbakır, estimates of the crowd range from 75,000 to one million.

Five-Day Newroz Celebrations in 66 Places

The Newroz programme of the DTP starts in Urfa on 20 March and ends in Kars on 24 March. Kurdish musicians and politicians will take the stage.

19 March 2009 Bawer Çakır

Parties and Organisations Protest against Arrests

Parties and Organisations Protest against Arrests

Parties and organisations have protested against the arrests of members and employees of BEKSAV, ESP, Atılım newspaper and the Güneş Agency.

12 March 2009 Zeynep Kuray

Mayoral Candidate Birdal: "Kurdish and Democratic Voters Will Change The Course of Elections"

Mayoral Candidate Birdal: "Kurdish and Democratic Voters Will Change The Course of Elections"

Akın Birdal, candidate for mayor’s office in Greater Istanbul, has predicted that many people will be surprised at the local election results, as the media is misleading the public.

6 March 2009 Bawer Çakır

Clashes on Anniversary of Öcalan’s Arrest

The tenth anniversary of the arrest of PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan was marked by demonstrations in several cities in the southeast of Turkey. There were clashes between protesters and police.

16 February 2009

DTP MP Akın Birdal Candidate for Greater Istanbul Mayor

MP Akın Birdal has become DTP’s candidate for mayor of Greater Istanbul in the upcoming local elections. Parties and organisations of the left have announced collaboration and their support for Birdal.

11 February 2009 Tolga Korkut

Prison Sentence for Pro-Kurdish MP

Prison Sentence for Pro-Kurdish MP

DTP MP Aysel Tuğluk is facing a prison sentence for saying that denouncing the PKK as terrorists would not solve the Kurdish question. The court has sent her file to parliament in order to lift her immunity.

5 February 2009 Erol Önderoğlu

Kurdish MPs Want Disappearances Solved

On the eighth anniversary of the disappearance of two Kurdish politicians in Silopi, southeastern Turkey, thousands of people gathered in protest.

27 January 2009

Ergenekon Investigation Needs to Look at Kurdish Murders

Ergenekon Investigation Needs to Look at Kurdish Murders

Kurdish MP Sırrı Sakık holds arrested general Ersöz responsible for the rights violations in Kurdish areas and calls for a thorough investigation.

19 January 2009 Bawer Çakır

Kurdish Question Key to Ergenekon Investigation

Kurdish Question Key to Ergenekon Investigation

The pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP) claims that the intricacies of the underground Ergenekon organisation can only be solved if the Kurdish Issue is reconsidered.

12 January 2009

State TV’s Kurdish Broadcasting Begins Officially

The Turkish Radio and Television (TRT) began officially broadcasting in Kurdish. The new Kurdish channel TRT 6 is seen as a positive move by the President and the Prime Minister for further democratization, while the deputies of the Democratic Society Party see ulterior motives.

Dead Writer And People Who Cannot Speak Kurdish Sentenced For Speaking Kurdish

The court sentenced Fidan, who was killed four years ago, Erbaş, who was not at the scene of the supposed crime, and Kalay to prison for speaking in Kurdish. Erbaş and Kalay do not even know Kurdish.

18 December 2008

Kurdish Women Deputies of Turkey Move Against The Polygamy Law In Northern Iraq

The women deputies of the Democratic Society Party (DTP) take a stand against the polygamy law passed by the Northern Iraq Kurdish Parliament, although the Kurdish deputies in the northern Iraq claim that the new law makes life easier for the women.

16 December 2008 Emine Özcan

DTP Deputies Give Their Support To Banned Newspaper Azadiya Welat

The Democratic Society Party deputies show their support for the newspaper Azadiya Welat, closed by a court order for one month.

15 October 2008

DTP Branch Offices Under Poisoned Letter Attacks

The Democratic Society Party announced that their Gaziosmanpaşa and Bağcılar district offices, both in Istanbul, had received poisoned letters.

3 September 2008 Tolga Korkut

DTP Members Forced To Walk The 70 Km To Their Opening

Democratic Society Party deputy Geylani told how they had to walk the 70 Km to the opening of their branch office: The military banned driving on the way to their premises.

2 September 2008 Tolga Korkut

Democratic Society Party Elects Ahmet Türk As President

Ahmet Türk became the new president of the Democratic Society Party. He asked for the recognition of the Kurdish identity, their mother tongues and democratic autonomy.

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