Labour, Democracy and Freedom Bloc
The paradox of the referendum
An interesting paradox of the April 16 referendum is that the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) and Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) alliance, in comparison to the Nov. 1, 2015, elections, was able to increase its votes only in the east and especially in the southeast.
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Court arrests DBP co-head Sebahat Tuncel
A local court in the southeastern Turkish province of Diyarbakır ordered the arrest of Democratic Unity Party (DBP) co-head Sebahat Tuncel on Nov. 6, two days after she was detained by police in front of the courthouse.
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Nine opposition HDP lawmakers arrested, including co-chairs
Nine lawmakers from Turkey's opposition Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), including its co-chairs Selahattin Demirtaş and Figen Yüksekdağ, were arrested on Nov. 4 in a probe that was launched against 14 of the party's lawmakers over alleged links to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
Eight opposition HDP lawmakers arrested, including co-chairs
Eight lawmakers from Turkey's opposition Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), including its co-chairs Selahattin Demirtaş and Figen Yüksekdağ, were arrested on Nov. 4 in a probe that was launched against 14 of the party's lawmakers over alleged links to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
EU envoys meet at urgent meeting on HDP detentions
European Union envoys in Ankara met on Nov. 4, under the head of the EU delegation to Turkey, over People's Democratic Party (HDP) co-chairs, lawmakers are detained as part of "terrorism" investigations.
The ambassadors of EU member states are believed to be discussing a joint stance against the detentions, which they fear threaten further instability for the country.
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Five opposition HDP lawmakers including co-heads arrested
Five lawmakers from the Kurdish issue-focused Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), including its co-chairs Selahattin Demirtaş and Figen Yüksekdağ, were arrested on Nov. 4. The probes were launched over the lawmakers' alleged links to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
Prosecutors seek arrest of HDP co-chairs
The co-chairs of Turkey's Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), Selahattin Demirtaş and Figen Yüksekdağ, as well as HDP lawmakers Sırrı Süreyya Önder and Gülser Yıldırım, have been sent to a courthouse in the southeastern province on Diyarbakir, with demands for their arrest following their detention.
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HDP says Tüzel's refusal to join interim gov't was 'his own choice'
The Peoples? Democratic Party (HDP) has argued HDP Istanbul deputy Levent Tüzel?s refusal to take part in an interim government was a decision made of his own will based on his original party?s reasoning.
Buldan, Demirta? to run in June 7 elections despite HDP's two-term limit
Peoples? Democratic Party (HDP) Co-Chair Selahattin Demirta? and HDP Deputy Parliamentary Group Chair Pervin Buldan will be exempt from a rule in the party?s internal regulation that limits deputies to two consecutive terms in parliament.
Turkish government, HDP still differ on notion of public order
Despite holding a lengthy meeting that did not reflect a particularly negative mood, neither the government nor the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) have stepped back in their position regarding the definition of public order and its place in the resolution process.