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HDP closure case file handed over to rapporteur

HDP closure case file handed over to rapporteur

After the petition of the party not to plead verbally today at the Constitutional Court, the Court's General Assembly decided to send the case file to the rapporteur for the opinion as to the accusations to be prepared.

HDP will not plead verbally at Constitutional Court on April 11

HDP will not plead verbally at Constitutional Court on April 11

The party petition submitted to the supreme court states that the requests of the party for the plea date in the closure case to be postponed to a date after the elections were rejected each time and that this attitude of the supreme court was an intervention to free and fair elections.

HDP to compete in elections under Green Left Party, co-leader confirms

HDP to compete in elections under Green Left Party, co-leader confirms

Facing closure ahead of the elections, the party will not take any chances, said Sancar.

HDP makes fresh application demanding closure case postponement

HDP makes fresh application demanding closure case postponement

While the party faces closure, reports suggest that it will compete in the May 14 elections under the Green Left Party.

Stripped of MP status, HDP's Semra Güzel facing up to 7.5 years in prison

Stripped of MP status, HDP's Semra Güzel facing up to 7.5 years in prison

An indictment has been prepared for the ex-MP for "forgery of official documents." Güzel's photograph with Volkan Bora who was killed in an airstrike in 2017 in a cross-border operation was the reason for the accusations.

Fifty political leaders from around world call on Erdoğan to drop closure case against HDP

Fifty political leaders from around world call on Erdoğan to drop closure case against HDP

The leaders stressed that a possible closure of the party months into the elections places the Turkey's democracy in dire jeopardy.

HDP Co-Chair: 'We will decide whether or not to nominate a candidate after Kılıçdaroğlu's visit'

HDP Co-Chair: 'We will decide whether or not to nominate a candidate after Kılıçdaroğlu's visit'

Mithat Sancar said on a TV program today that the party is going to make a new application to the Constitutional Court to postpone the HDP closure case hearing to a date after the elections.

Constitutional Court lifts blocking of Treasury aid to HDP

Constitutional Court lifts blocking of Treasury aid to HDP

The supreme court decided to lift the blocking of treasury aid to the party by a majority of votes.

Constitutional Court refuses to postpone HDP closure case until after elections

Constitutional Court refuses to postpone HDP closure case until after elections

The high court also rejected an application from the HDP for additional time to submit a defense against an order for the blocking of the party's Treasury funds.

26 January 2023

HDP asks top court to decide closure case after elections

HDP asks top court to decide closure case after elections

The third-largest party in the parliament, the HDP is facing closure ahead of the elections.

17 January 2023

Prosecutor: 'Condemnation of recent bombings by HDP insufficient'

Prosecutor: 'Condemnation of recent bombings by HDP insufficient'

The justification of the Chief Prosecutor requesting the blocking of election funds to HDP was revealed. Also requesting the closure of the party, the prosecutor associated the case with the ECtHR Herri Batusuna versus Spain judgment of 2009.

11 January 2023 Ruken Tuncel

Constitutional Court suspends HDP's election funds amid closure case

Constitutional Court suspends HDP's election funds amid closure case

The party that has the third-largest parliamentary group is facing closure because of its alleged ties to the PKK.

HDP faces losing Treasury funds ahead of elections

HDP faces losing Treasury funds ahead of elections

The chief public prosecutor has reportedly demanded suspension of the party's funds as part of the closure case.

21 December 2022

No surprises: How voters in Diyarbakır view the HDP closure case

RECAP REPORTS

No surprises: How voters in Diyarbakır view the HDP closure case

The HDP, the third-largest party in Türkiye's parliament, is facing closure due to its alleged links to the PKK. Also, some 451 members of the party could be banned from politics.

7 December 2022 Rabia Çetin

Constitutional Court rejects HDP request for recusal of judge in closure case

Constitutional Court rejects HDP request for recusal of judge in closure case

The HDP had noted that judge İrfan Fidan took part as a prosecutor or in previous investigations against at least 47 HDP members who are facing a ban from politics in the closure case, and demanded his recusal.

20 September 2022

HDP closure case: Constitutional Court accepts 'new evidence'

HDP closure case: Constitutional Court accepts 'new evidence'

The prosecution had submitted MP Semra Güzel's resurfaced photos with a PKK member as new evidence.

Facing closure, HDP submits plea to Constitutional Court

Facing closure, HDP submits plea to Constitutional Court

The top court had rejected the first indictment seeking the closure of the party but accepted he second one despite there was no difference between them, a lawyer with the HDP has said.

46 institutions call on Constitutional Court to be ‘impartial’ in HDP closure case

46 institutions call on Constitutional Court to be ‘impartial’ in HDP closure case

Releasing a joint statement on HDP closure case, organizations from several countries say, “We urge the government to respect the independence and impartiality of the judiciary by refraining from directly or indirectly influencing the Court’s decision”.

Survey: 13 percent think that HDP will be closed

Survey: 13 percent think that HDP will be closed

78.2 percent of the participants of a recent survey say that they will vote for the party to be founded by the HDP in case of its closure by the Constitutional Court. 9 percent say that they definitely will not vote for another party.

HDP closure case | MP Semra Güzel’s pictures added to file as ‘additional evidence’

HDP closure case | MP Semra Güzel’s pictures added to file as ‘additional evidence’

The Adıyaman Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has sent HDP MP Semra Güzel’s pictures with a PKK member to the file of the HDP closure case.

19 January 2022

Selahattin Demirtaş: I was born and compelled to be a politician

CLOSURE CASE SEEKING POLITICAL BAN

Selahattin Demirtaş: I was born and compelled to be a politician

Jailed politician Selahattin Demirtaş is one of the 451 HDP politicians facing a political ban as part of the HDP closure case. Demirtaş has addressed a petition of defense to the Constitutional Court, which hears the closure case.

22 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 closure case | Prosecutor submits his opinion to Constitutional Court

HDP closure case | Prosecutor submits his opinion to Constitutional Court

Bekir Şahin, the Chief Public Prosecutor of the Court of Cassation, presented his opinion as to the accusations to the top court and demanded that the HDP’s objections and requests in its defense be rejected, once again asking for its “permanent closure”.

30 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

‘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

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

Progressive Alliance declares solidarity with the HDP

Progressive Alliance declares solidarity with the HDP

Encompassing 135 social democratic and socialist parties from 93 countries, the Progressive Alliance has adopted a resolution: "We note, especially, the continued harassment of the HDP and call for an immediate reversal of this attack on democracy."

Constitutional Court accepts HDP’s request for additional time in closure case

Constitutional Court accepts HDP’s request for additional time in closure case

When will the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) make its defense in the closure case? How will the legal process proceed?

2 September 2021

Kurdish voters' choice will determine the outcome of next election, says Demirtaş

Kurdish voters' choice will determine the outcome of next election, says Demirtaş

If the HDP is closed, the ruling AKP will definitely lose the election, the imprisoned former co-leader of the HDP has said.

HDP requests additional time for defense in closure case

HDP requests additional time for defense in closure case

The party faces closure because of its alleged ties to the PKK. A previous indictment seeking the closure of the party was turned down in April.

HDP will be a key player 'even if it is closed,' says Sancar

HDP will be a key player 'even if it is closed,' says Sancar

HDP Co-Chair Sncar has said the recent armed attacks against the party are not individual cases but part of a plan against the democratic powers in Turkey.

Indictment of closure case notified to the HDP

Indictment of closure case notified to the HDP

Issued by the Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office of the Court of Cassation and accepted by the Constitutional Court, the 844-page indictment seeking the closure of the HDP and its appendix have been notified to the party.

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