Peoples' Democratic Party

As local elections in Turkey loom, reckless war-mongering begins

Press statement by our Co-Chairs Pervin Buldan and Sezai Temelli. Read more...

Federica Mogherini: We expect to see concrete progress in Turkey on the rule of law and fundamental freedoms including those of Mr Demirtaş

Speech by EU's High Representative/Vice-President Federica Mogherini at the EP Plenary session on the ruling of the ECHR on the case of Selahattin Demirtaş. Read more...

Our delegation is in Portugal to attend PES congress

Message of support and in solidarity with Leyla Güven

Message signed by over 80 politicians including MPs, MEPs, from all parties and many academics, lawyers, trade unionists and activists and artists in UK. Read more...

Sırrı Süreyya Önder: Good days are ahead

Our former MP Sırrı Süreyya Önder has arrived at Kandıra Prison. Read more...

Hunger strikes to protest the isolation of Mr. Abdullah Öcalan have spread

Information note by our vice co-chair Hişyar Özsoy regarding the hunger strikes to support Ms. Leyla Güven and protest the isolation of Mr. Öcalan. Read more...

HDP broadens civil disobedience actions against attacks targeting the party

MPs are responding to the detention of HDP members who are on hunger strike in solidarity with imprisoned HDP MP Leyla Güven by going on a hunger strike. Read more...

The decision of the Ankara 19th Heavy Criminal Court is completely political

Press statement by our Co-Chairs Pervin Buldan and Sezai Temelli. Read more...

Sinn Féin’s Mary Lou McDonald calls for the release of Demirtaş and the other HDP political prisoner

Sinn Féin President, Mary Lou McDonald, has welcomed the recent ruling of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) about our former co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş. Read more...

Against the ECHR judgment, the AKP has accelerated its pursuit for a move to ‘finish the job’

Statement by our former Co-Chair Selahattin Demirtaş. Read more...

Our MP Leyla Güven began an indefinite hunger strike in prison

Press notice by vice co-chair Hişyar Özsoy regarding our MP Leyla Guven, who began an indefinite hunger strike to protest the politics of isolation imposed on Mr Abdullah Öcalan. Read more...

'World Solidarity Day with Kobanî' is the day of all peoples

Statement by our Central Executive Board. Read more...

IPU: The fundamental rights of parliamentarians must be upheld at all times

Decisions of the Committee on IPU Human Rights Committee on our imprisoned MPs. Read more...

Political operations against Peoples' Democratic Party accelerate

Statement by HDP Women's Assembly. Read more...

OSCE PA human rights leaders: The widespread detentions and harassment of political opponents in Turkey must stop

The officers of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s General Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs issued a statement regarding the latest detentions. Read more...

On the detentions against the HDP members ahead of local elections

Information note by our Vice Co-chair Hişyar Özsoy regarding the recent detentions against our party members and executives. Read more...