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Investigation into HDP's 4th İstanbul Congress

Investigation into HDP's 4th İstanbul Congress

The Counterterrorism Department of the Directorate General of Security filed a criminal complaint about the 4th İstanbul Ordinary Congress of the HDP. An investigation has been launched shortly afterwards.

13 December 2021

‘Are you in?’: Demirtaş responds to Erdoğan’s ‘rally’ remarks

‘Are you in?’: Demirtaş responds to Erdoğan’s ‘rally’ remarks

Jailed politician Demirtaş has responded to Erdoğan’s targeting remarks: “I will be out for 2 hours and go to the meeting site with a single megaphone. You will hold a rally at the same site a day later. The one who gathers one person less will quit politics.”

10 December 2021

HDP MP Maçin suspended from Parliamentary sessions over ‘Kurdistan’ remarks

2022 BUDGET TALKS

HDP MP Maçin suspended from Parliamentary sessions over ‘Kurdistan’ remarks

HDP Urfa MP Nusrettin Maçin has been invited to leave the General Assembly hall and suspended from three sessions of the General Assembly of the Parliament for saying “Freedom to Kurdistan” in his speech during the budget talks.

9 December 2021

Ban on Kurdish theater play brought to Parliamentary agenda

Ban on Kurdish theater play brought to Parliamentary agenda

HDP MP Dündar has recalled that the ban on meetings and demonstrations imposed once every 15 days in the province has been cited by the Mardin Governor’s Office as the reason for the ban on the “Tartuffe” theater play to be staged in Kurdish.

7 December 2021

Diyarbakır Bar applies to Constitutional Court against HDP closure case

Diyarbakır Bar applies to Constitutional Court against HDP closure case

Diyarbakır Bar Association Chair Nahit Eren has appealed to the Constitutional Court and requested that the court case seeking the closure of the HDP and the request for banning 451 HDP politicians from politics be rejected.

3 December 2021

HDP brings Çetin Kaya's 'killing' by the police to Parliamentary agenda

HDP brings Çetin Kaya's 'killing' by the police to Parliamentary agenda

HDP’s Ersoy says that while Kaya was handcuffed behind his back and shot in the back of his head at close range, “the city surveillance cameras were not recording” in the meantime as in the case of several files where the police are perpetrators.

3 December 2021

Criminal complaint against intelligence, security officers over killing of HDP’s Deniz Poyraz

ATTACK ON İZMİR OFFICE

Criminal complaint against intelligence, security officers over killing of HDP’s Deniz Poyraz

In a statement about their complaint, lawyers have underlined that no investigation has been launched against security or intelligence officers over the killing of Deniz Poyraz in an armed attack against the HDP İzmir office in mid-June 2021.

3 December 2021

HDP requests special parliamentary session about Tahir Elçi murder

HDP requests special parliamentary session about Tahir Elçi murder

The party has raised concerns over impunity as no progress has been made about the 2015 killing of the lawyer.

30 November 2021

'Wounds heal not by forgetting, but by facing them'

HDP'S DANIŞ-BEŞTAŞ

'Wounds heal not by forgetting, but by facing them'

HDP's Danış-Beştaş has slammed MHP Burhaniye Chair Kurt, who “condemned” the panel discussion on male violence, where HDP’s Gülüm will also speak, and “invited everyone who loves their land, nation and flag in front of the conference hall.”

23 November 2021

In memory of Üner Eyüboğlu

In memory of Üner Eyüboğlu

Üner was always political and a leftist. But in the past 20 years, he truly embraced and sharpened this political and activist side to him. Until it was banned, he participated without fail in the weekly Saturday Mothers demonstrations at Galatasaray Square.

19 November 2021 Ali Bektaş

‘The murderers of Deniz Poyraz are the ones who put up tents at HDP's doors’

DANIŞ-BEŞTAŞ

‘The murderers of Deniz Poyraz are the ones who put up tents at HDP's doors’

The ruling AKP has targeted the HDP over the families sitting in tents in front of the HDP offices, alleging that their children were taken to the mountains. HDP’s Danış-Beştaş has reminded the AKP of how Deniz Poyraz was killed in the HDP İzmir office.

19 November 2021

HDP: Erdoğan and his cabinet should admit that they cannot govern the country

HDP: Erdoğan and his cabinet should admit that they cannot govern the country

HDP Spokesperson Günay has said that “Erdoğan and his cabinet should admit that they cannot govern the country and they won’t be able to do so in the current situation and they should initiate an electoral process.”

18 November 2021

There is 'organized spoliation of evidence' in Deniz Poyraz murder case, says HDP

ATTACK ON İZMİR OFFICE

There is 'organized spoliation of evidence' in Deniz Poyraz murder case, says HDP

The HDP has stated that there is an organized spoliation of evidence in the investigation into the deadly armed attack that claimed the life of Deniz Poyraz in the HDP İzmir office and the trial has been based on this.

18 November 2021

Criminal complaint against retired intelligence chief after torture confessions

Criminal complaint against retired intelligence chief after torture confessions

In recent interviews, Mehmet Eymür admitted that Turkey's security and intelligence organizations committed torture and extrajudicial killings.

17 November 2021

A sub-governor’s office in İstanbul bans a Kurdish play ‘without citing a reason’

A sub-governor’s office in İstanbul bans a Kurdish play ‘without citing a reason’

The Fatih Governor’s Office in İstanbul has banned the “Dawiya Dawi” stand-up show without citing any reason for the ban.

15 November 2021

8 people fined for 'violating mask-distance rules' during Newroz celebration

8 people fined for 'violating mask-distance rules' during Newroz celebration

The İstanbul Tax Office has sent notifications regarding the fines imposed on eight people for “not observing the mask, physical distancing and hygiene rules” during a Newroz celebration in İstanbul.

12 November 2021

Kobanî trial: Prosecutor demands criminal complaints as defendants, lawyers protest court

Kobanî trial: Prosecutor demands criminal complaints as defendants, lawyers protest court

The defendants and their attorneys did not attend today's hearing in protest of what they call an unfair trial.

11 November 2021

Closure case | HDP’s defense sent to Court of Cassation for prosecutor's opinion

Closure case | HDP’s defense sent to Court of Cassation for prosecutor's opinion

After examining the 173-page preliminary defense of the HDP in the trial seeking its closure, Chief Public Prosecutor of the Court of Cassation Bekir Şahin will pronounce his opinion as to the accusations within a month.

11 November 2021

'We will bring back İstanbul Convention': CHP, HDP MPs protest during budget talks

'We will bring back İstanbul Convention': CHP, HDP MPs protest during budget talks

The women MPs of the main opposition CHP and HDP opened banners of “We will bring the İstanbul Convention back and have it enforced” during the 2022 budget talks at the Parliamentary Commission on Planning and Budgetary.

11 November 2021

‘Constitutional Court should dismiss the HDP closure case immediately’

HDP CO-CHAIR SANCAR

‘Constitutional Court should dismiss the HDP closure case immediately’

HDP Co-Chair Mithat Sancar talked about the closure case filed against the party at his weekly group meeting: “We expect the Constitutional Court to dismiss the closure case without proceeding to an examination as to the merits.”

10 November 2021

HDP applies to Parliamentary Human Rights Commission for women prisoners

HDP applies to Parliamentary Human Rights Commission for women prisoners

Citing the violations of rights in prisons in İzmir, İstanbul, Kocaeli and Manisa as an example, HDP İzmir MP Kemalbay has requested that the related problems be probed by the Human Rights Investigation Commission.

9 November 2021

Judge of Kobanî case dismissed

Judge of Kobanî case dismissed

The replacement of the presiding judge means a special court has been established for the Kobanî case, which is against the Constitution, the defense attorneys have argued.

8 November 2021

Closure case | HDP submits defense to Constitutional Court

Closure case | HDP submits defense to Constitutional Court

Lawyer Ümit Dede spoke about the HDP’s preliminary defense: “When we examine the second indictment, we see that the reasons for returning the first one have not been eliminated. These reasons also require the immediate dismissal of the case.”

8 November 2021

Budget talks at Parliament: HDP MPs protest for a higher minimum wage

Budget talks at Parliament: HDP MPs protest for a higher minimum wage

During the budget talks of the Ministry of Labor and Social Security, the MPs of the Peoples’ Democratic Party staged a protest, demanding that the net minimum wage be increased from 2,825 liras to 5,000 liras.

5 November 2021

Workers’ Party of Turkey visits HDP: 'The need for a third alliance is now vital'

Workers’ Party of Turkey visits HDP: 'The need for a third alliance is now vital'

TİP Chair Erkan Baş has said that “the need for a third alliance has become vital” while HDP Co-Chair Mithat Sancar has noted that a third alliance will play a decisive role in building the democratic future of Turkey.

5 November 2021

‘Human rights’ call to Germany’s new government by Selahattin Demirtaş

‘Human rights’ call to Germany’s new government by Selahattin Demirtaş

Imprisoned for over five years, former HDP Co-Chair Demirtaş has called on the new government to be formed in Germany to show more interest in human rights in Turkey, noting that they should not see Turkey as limited to President Erdoğan.

5 November 2021

'We won't surrender': Scores detained as HDP marks fifth year of mass arrest of MPs

'We won't surrender': Scores detained as HDP marks fifth year of mass arrest of MPs

Having faced a government crackdown over the past five years, the HDP has held protest across the country.

4 November 2021

Enforced disappearance of Fehmi Tosun: Perpetrators protected by ‘privacy’

Enforced disappearance of Fehmi Tosun: Perpetrators protected by ‘privacy’

It has been 26 years since the enforced disappearance of Fehmi Tosun. Due to the “privacy of private life”, it is still not unveiled under whose name the vehicle that abducted Tosun was registered.

1 November 2021

Survey: Margin of votes between alliances drops to 1 percent

Survey: Margin of votes between alliances drops to 1 percent

A recent survey conducted by the ORC Research company has shown that while the ruling alliance of the AKP and MHP is expected to receive 41.1 percent of the votes in case of an election, the opposition Nation’s Alliance is expected to get 40.1 percent.

29 October 2021

HDP: Deporting migrants over 'banana-eating videos' is a crime

HDP: Deporting migrants over 'banana-eating videos' is a crime

The Peoples’ Democratic Party has denounced the decision to deport the Syrians who shared videos of themselves while eating bananas: “While the war is still ongoing, migrants cannot be left for death by using the ‘banana-eating videos’ as an excuse.”

29 October 2021

No release in Kobanî trial

No release in Kobanî trial

The fifth hearing of the trial over the "October 6-8, 2014 Kobanî protests" was held in seven sessions. None of the arrested defendants has been released.

28 October 2021

CHP, HDP slam government over extended troop deployment in Iraq, Syria

CHP, HDP slam government over extended troop deployment in Iraq, Syria

The parliament yesterday passed a motion extending Turkey's troop deployment in Iraq, Syria and Lebanon.

27 October 2021