Serpil Kemalbay

An investigation was launched by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office on Dec. 13 against a Peoples' Democratic Party's (HDP) congress over pro-PKK slogans.

The Anti-Terrorism Department of the General Directorate of Security said it filed a criminal complaint to the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office against an HDP congress held in Istanbul.

Jailed outlawed PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan's call for the Peoples' Democratic Party's (HDP) voters to remain "neutral" in the upcoming Istanbul re-election shows a rivalry between Selahattin Demirtaş, the party's jailed former co-chair, and Öcalan, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said.

The European Court of Human Rights' (ECHR) ruling calling on Turkey to release Selahattin Demirtaş, the former co-chair of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) who has been in prison for over two years on terrorism charges, is not legal but a politically-motivated one, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has said, vowing the Turkish government will object to the decision.

Selahattin Demirtaş, the jailed presidential candidate of the Kurdish issue-focused Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), has praised his party's success in winning seats in parliament despite "injustices."

Selahattin Demirtaş, the jailed presidential candidate of the Kurdish issue-focused Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), has called for "national reconciliation" based on shared historical values.

The Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) officially started its campaign on May 25 in the northwestern province of Edirne, where former HDP co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş has been jailed since November 2016 on terrorism charges.

Selahattin Demirtaş, the jailed former co-chair of the Kurdish issue-focused Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), has unveiled his plans for pensioners, women and youth if elected president.

Serpil Kemalbay, the former co-leader of the country’s Kurdish issue-focused Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), was released from arrest on Feb. 20 after being detained one week before over her opposition to Turkey’s ongoing military engagement in northern Syria. 

Former Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) co-leader Serpil Kemalbay was detained in the capital Ankara on Feb. 13 for allegedly “spreading terrorist propaganda” during a party congress, according to a security source.

Turkey has issued detention warrants for 17 people including Kurdish-issue focused Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) co-chair Serpil Kemalbay over their voiced opposition to Turkey’s military operation in Syria, state-run Anadolu Agency reported on Feb. 9.