AKP, MHP reject inquiry about ISIL, PKK terror
The Turkish Parliament debated recent terror attacks that killed dozens of civilians and security officers in a heated session on July 29, as the Turkish army continues its aerial strikes in northern...
View ArticleTurkish PM accuses HDP of being ‘terrorists’ gladio,’ vows authoritarian...
Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has harshly criticized the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), describing the party as “the gladio of terrorists.” “One of the co-leaders of this party is daring to insult...
View ArticleTurkey debates ‘dishonorable, whisky-drinking rich people’ amid MHP-HDP row
Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli has started a new fight with the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), criticizing the “dishonorable, whisky-drinking rich people” who voted for the...
View ArticleHDP co-chair calls PKK killings of Turkish policemen ‘dirty’ acts
Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş has rejected allegations his party served as a political mouthpiece for the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and defined retaliations...
View ArticleHDP leader on surprise trip to Brussels, may see PKK seniors
The co-chair of Turkey’s Kurdish issue-focused Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) is set to make an unscheduled trip to Brussels on Aug. 5, his party said, amid reports he will meet representatives of the...
View ArticleHDP contacts Turkish gov’t to end clashes with PKK
Following 10 days full of acts of terrorism by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party(PKK) and massive retaliation by the Turkish army against PKK bases in Iraq, the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) has...
View ArticleHDP asks for UN inquiry into ‘arbitrary executions and deaths’ since Suruç...
The Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) co-leaders Selahattin Demirtaş and Figen Yüksekdağ have filed a request that the United Nations launch an inquiry into what they call “unlawful and arbitrary...
View ArticleAKP no longer credible on Kurdish peace process: HDP committee
The İmralı committee, formed by members of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) to mediate the Kurdish peace talks, says the Justice and Development Party (AKP) has lost its credibility on the Kurdish...
View Article‘We won’t let you become president’ campaign was created to stop Turkey’s...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has blamed the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), which he said was being controlled by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), for attempting to hamper Turkey’s...
View ArticleHDP calls for referendum on Erdoğan’s ambition for presidential system
Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş has proposed a single-topic referendum to ask people about President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s ambition to change the constitution and become...
View ArticleHDP co-chair Demirtaş calls on PKK to halt violence ‘without ifs or buts’
The Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) has called on the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) to halt a month of violence against security forces “without ifs or buts.” The comments were the clearest...
View ArticleTurkey cannot carry burden of coffins anymore, says HDP’s Demirtaş
Turkey can no longer carry the weight of the rising number of killings amid the spiral of violence taking its toll on all sides, Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş has said,...
View ArticleTurkish PM Invites 11 Opposition Candidates To Join Interim Cabinet
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has invited 11 members of the opposition to join an interim power-sharing Cabinet to lead the country to a snap election in November, sources in his office said...
View ArticleAll measures to be taken to make Nov 1 polls safe: Erdoğan
Security forces will take all necessary measures to ensure election safety on Nov. 1 in a bid to avoid the repetition of problems that allegedly occurred in the June 7 polls, President Recep Tayyip...
View ArticleHDP renews call for immediate mutual silencing of arms
The Kurdish problem-focused Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) has offered its condolences over the killing of an undisclosed number of Turkish soldiers on Sept. 6 in a major attack in the southeastern...
View ArticleHDP’s Demirtaş cancels Germany trip, returns to Turkey after Dağlıca attack
Selahattin Demirtaş, co-chair of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), has cancelled an intense program in Germany to return to Turkey after a large-scale militant attack in the southeastern province of...
View ArticleHDP renews call for immediate mutual silencing of arms
The Kurdish problem-focused Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) has offered its condolences over the killing of an undisclosed number of Turkish soldiers on Sept. 6 in a major attack in the southeastern...
View ArticleHDP headquarters, local office, shops attacked in central Turkey
A number of anti-terror marches in Turkey turned violent when the headquarters of Kurdish problem-focused Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) in Ankara, as well as its office in another Central Anatolian...
View ArticleHDP leader speaks out on latest violence across Turkey
Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş has condemned the violence that has enveloped the country and resulted in numerous attacks against his party’s buildings, warning...
View ArticleCHP leader calls on all citizens to use common sense amid growing unrest
Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the leader of the Republican People’s Party (CHP), has issued a call for all Turkish citizens to act with common sense in the face of growing public outrage against escalating acts...
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