Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) Kars deputy and party spokesperson Ayhan Bilgen said 441 HDP members have been detained since the arrest and imprisonment of 10 HDP MPs on November 4.
Speaking to the press in Ankara on November 10, Bilgen said there had been a systematic crackdown on HDP members and those protesting the imprisonment of the left-wing pro-autonomy HDP's MPs, including co-chairs Selahattin Demirta艧 and Figen Y眉ksekda臒.
The political situation in Turkey continues to deteriorate in the wake of the attempted coup d鈥櫭﹖at in July, allegedly organised by the G眉len Movement, a former ally of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP). It has in fact led to a slow incremental counter-coup where President Recep Tayyip Erdo臒an and his cronies have progressively jailed, marginalised and silenced opponents of all hues 鈥 but especially the Kurdish movement.
Thousands of people demonstrated in London on November 6 in the latest protest against the mass arrests of pro-Kurdish politicians in Turkey. On November 4, the regime of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo臒an issued聽arrest warrants for all 59 MPs from the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), a left-wing largely Kurdish-led party.
On November 4, Turkish authorities issued arrest warrants for all 59 MPs of the Kurdish-based left-wing opposition Peoples Democratic Party (HDP). The party鈥檚 leaders, Selahattin Demirta艧 and Figen Y眉ksekda臒, and several other MPs were taken into detention.
The regime of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo臒an took a further leap towards undisguised dictatorship, intensifying its crackdown against the democratic and left-wing opposition, independent media and the Kurdish population.
On October 25, Co-Mayors of the Diyarbak谋r (Amed) Metropolitan Municipality, G眉ltan K谋艧anak and F谋rat Anl谋, members of the Kurdish Democratic Regions Party (DBP), were arrested.
The crackdown by the Turkish regime of President Recep Tayyip Erdo臒an against the democratic and left-wing opposition, independent media and the Kurdish population has intensified. On October 25, co-mayors of the the Diyarbak谋r (Amed) Metropolitan Municipality, G眉ltan K谋艧anak and F谋rat Anl谋, members of the Kurdish Democratic Regions Party (DBP), were arrested.
Free Women鈥檚 Congress (KJA) spokesperson Ayla Akat Ata was detained at a protest calling for K谋艧anak and Anl谋's release and is now facing terrorism charges alongside them.
The bombing of the wedding of two members of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (HDP) in the southern city of Gaziantep on August 20 killed 54 people, including 29 children.
This statement was released on behalf of the Peoples Democratic Party (HDP) on August 17.
Left-wing opposition Peoples Democratic Party (HDP) co-chair Selahattin Demirta艧 and HDP Ankara MP and Imral谋 Delegation Spokesperson S谋rr谋 S眉reyya 脰nder have both been indicted and threatened with five years imprisonment after the removal of their parliamentary immunity.
Since late 2005 the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) has been included on Australia's list of terrorist organisations. It is illegal for Australian citizens to belong to the PKK, actively support it, raise funds for it or otherwise engage with it. Just this month Australian-Kurdish journalist Renas Lelikan was charged in Sydney with being a member of the PKK.
Fascist mobs, with support from the police, attacked neighbourhoods populated by Kurds, the Alevi religious minority, other minorities and leftists. Istanbul, July 16. Photo: Sendika10.org.
Faced with an attempt to overthrow his government, President Recep Tayyip Erdo臒an described the coup as 鈥渁 gift from God鈥 鈥 and wasted no time in exploiting it to further entrench his authoritarian regime.
Protest against the arrests of Professor Sebnem Korur Fincanci, Erol 脰nderoglu and Ahmet Nesin.
The 2016 World Press Freedom Index published by Reporters Without Borders ranks Turkey 151st in a list of 180 states. This devastating record only worsens day by day.