Peoples' Democratic Party

Against erdogan’s repression, solidarity with the HDP and the mayors under attack

Statement by Potere al popolo (Power to the People) from Italy. Read more...

PES: Erdogan is once again trying to hijack democracy

Press notice by the Party of European Socialists (PES) regarding the removal of our 3 co-mayors. Read more...

EH Bildu denounces the arrest of HDP elected representatives

Statement by EH Bildu regarding the removal of our co-mayors. Read more...

HRW: Removal of 3 Kurdish Mayors from office violates voters’ rights; suspends local democracy in Turkey's major southeast cities

Statement by Human Rights Watch. Read more...

Anders Knape: I express my grave concern about the decision of the Turkish authorities to suspend the elected mayors of Diyarbakır, Mardin and Van

Statement by the President of the Congress on the recent suspension of our Diyarbakır, Mardin Van mayors. Read more...

Maja Kocijancic: Dismissals and detentions of local politicians and appointment of trustees seriously risk damaging local democracy

Statement by spokesperson for EU's Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on the suspensions of our mayors. Read more...

S&Ds: The unjustified decision by Turkish authorities to remove Diyarbakir, Mardin and Van mayors should be reversed

S&D Vice-President Kati Piri's comments on the dismissal of our Diyarbakır, Van and Mardin mayors. Read more...

We will not be silenced, we will not be stopped...

Press statement by our central executive board. Read more...

Our party’s view regarding hydrocarbon exploration and drilling activities in the Eastern Mediterranean

Statement by our Parliamentary Group Deputies Fatma Kurtulan & Saruhan Oluç. Read more...

To the Press and the Public

Our Co-Chairs’ statement on Mr. Öcalan’s letter
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Turkish government’s antidemocratic pressures on the HDP’s Youth Assembly increase

Press statement by our vice co-chair Hişyar Özsoy. Read more...

The cost of protecting historical heritage is plastic bullets, assault and detention!

Our spokesperson for Legal Affairs Commission Ayşe Acar Başaran's statement regarding the police attack on Hasankeyf protesters. Read more...

I end my hunger strike but continue my fight against isolation

Press statement by our MP Leyla Güven who has been on hunger strikes for 200 days demanding the end of isolation imposed on Abdullah Öcalan. Read more...

Co-chair Buldan’s visit to Germany

A delegation headed by our co-chair Pervin Buldan is in Germany to hold meetings with the political representatives from several political parties of Germany. Read more...

15 political prisoners turn their hunger strike into "death fast" on 30 April 2019

Call letter by our vice co-chair Hişyar Özsoy to the international community. Read more...

Nobel Laureates call to end the solitary confinement of Öcalan and all political prisoners in Turkey

50 Nobel Prize Laureates from multiple disciplines around the world joined Leyla Güven's call to Turkey to end the isolation of Abdullah Öcalan and all other political prisoners. Read more...