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Jailed Kurdish leader rejects HDP’s offer to be its presidential candidate, citing legal obstacles

Jailed Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş has said he is not legally eligible to run for the presidency, turning down a proposal from the pro-Kurdish...

Jailed Kurdish leader Demirtaş urges unity against Erdoğan

Turkey's pro-Kurdish party should back the main opposition candidate instead of fielding its own against President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in May elections, its former...

Half of Turkish electorate thinks Demirtaş has more influence than Öcalan on HDP voters: survey

More than half of voters in Turkey have said jailed Kurdish leader Selahattin Demirtaş has more influence on supporters of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic...

Jailed Kurdish leader faces charges, lawsuit due to tweets on chemical weapons use

Turkey's Defense Ministry has filed criminal charges as well as a lawsuit against jailed Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş seeking TL 100,000 ($5,374) in damages...

AKP gov’t accused of ‘provocation’ with controversial billboards in eastern province

Two opposition figures in Turkey have accused the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) of staging “provocations” against the country’s main opposition Republican People's...

Top court finds rights violations in prosecution of Kurdish politician Demirtaş

Turkey’s Constitutional Court has found rights violations in the trial of jailed Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş, who was prosecuted due to slogans promoting the...

Pregnant woman and child detained for wearing T-shirts with Kurdish leader’s picture

A pregnant woman and her child were detained Wednesday evening in eastern Van province for wearing T-shirts displaying a picture of imprisoned Kurdish leader...

‘New formula’ should be found to comply with ECtHR rulings on Demirtaş and Kavala: AKP deputy chair

Hayati Yazıcı, deputy chairman of Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), said a new formula should be found to comply with the European...

Main opposition leader vows to release Kavala, Demirtaş if he comes to power

Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has promised to release Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş and philanthropist Osman Kavala from jail...

Jailed Kurdish politician given prison sentence on conviction of insulting former PM

Former co-chairperson of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Selahattin Demirtaş, who has been behind bars since November 2016, has been given a jail...

Jailed Kurdish leader urges Erdoğan to end Öcalan’s ‘isolation’ amid claims of rift

Jailed Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş has called on Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to end the “isolation” imposed on Abdullah Öcalan, jailed leader of...

Turkey’s Crackdown on Kurdish Political Movement: 2021 in Review

The Turkish government continued its efforts to criminalize the Kurdish political movement with a view to weakening the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), Turkey’s third...

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