For example, the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) gives its co-chairmanship to the Marxist–Leninist Communist Party (MLKP), one of the small illegal organizations of the Turkish left, and makes cadres trained in leftist organizations deputies through its party, recruiting them to the party administration, and giving them important positions in NGOs, associations, trade unions, etc.
Will Multidimensional or Pro-Western Foreign Policy Win in Turkey’s 2023 Elections?
In fact, while it is clear what the two major components of the People's Alliance, the AK Party and the MHP, stand for in foreign policy, it is not clear how the two major components of the Nation Alliance, the CHP and Iyi Party, and the HDP, which has entered into a named electoral alliance with them, will compromise on foreign policy.
Upside-Down Narratives: Paris Attack Targeted Muslims, Not Kurds
” Indeed, the situation was summarized in Kurdish and French from the social media account of Sezai Temelli, a HDP MP in Turkey and former HDP Co-Chair, as follows: “Paris is on fire, let it burn!” Temelli wrote this comment, which he later deleted, as a reply to a social media post by journalist Clement Lanot, who wrote under a photo of a burning car, “There are very violent events taking place during the assembly of the Kurds.
The Saudi-Backed OPEC Plus Decision: A Weapon or a Hedge?
In the worst-case scenario, the U.S. tightening will drive Saudi Arabia closer to Russia and China.
The GCC States’ Russian Dilemma
The Russian invasion of Ukraine appears as the most serious test for GCC states to excel their navigation skills in…
Kurdish Mothers Resist the PKK and Fight to Get Their Children Back
n Friday, August 22, 2019, Hacire Akar became the first Kurdish mother to start a sit-down protest in front of the provincial headquarters of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), the pro-Kurdish and third largest opposition party, in southeastern Turkey’s Diyarbakir.
Two-State Solution for Cyprus Difficult, But Not Impossible
It is also very difficult for British Turkish Cypriots to cooperate and coordinate their efforts with the migrant community from Turkey, firstly because of a lack of communication and understanding between them, and secondly because the mainland Turkish community is dominated by supporters of the HDP, which is claimed to have organic links to the PKK.
Despite Quiet Threats, Mothers of Diyarbakir Continue to Resist
“I want nothing but my son from them (referring to the HDP)” Fevziye Çetinkaya says.
Who Represents the Kurdish People?
onths have passed since the beginning of the sit-in protests of Kurdish mothers in front of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Diyarbakır provincial office.
Why Did the CHP Change Its Position Over Syria Again?
As I wrote earlier, from its inception, Operation Peace Spring received the support of all of Turkey’s political parties, except the HDP.
Making Sense of Turkey’s Military Operations in Northern Syria
The vast majority of Turks and Kurds (except in HDP circles) regard this as an existential threat.
Why Turkey Is Dismantling the YPG from Northern Syria
Only the HDP, which has close links to the PKK/YPG terror group, did not support the operation.
The YPG Has a Bloody History in Syria, But the West Turns a Blind Eye
In Turkey, there is one political party, the HDP, and only a few supporters from among radical Marxist groups that declared their support for the YPG.
How Will Turkey’s Military Operation Affect Domestic Politics?
The AK Party, the MHP, and the Iyi Party support the military operation in Northern Syria but the CHP and the HDP are clearly against it.
Is the Nation Alliance Collapsing?
The Iyi Party’s Spokesperson Yavuz Agıralioglu announced that if the CHP keeps its relations with the HDP intact, the Iyi Party will no longer take part in the Nation Alliance.
New Political Parties May Create Uncertainty in Turkish Politics
For example, members of the Nation’s Alliance showed different reactions towards recent incidents in Turkish politics such as appointment of trustees and the HDP’s links with the PKK.
Will Turkey’s Kemalist Left Break its Silence against the PKK?
or those who did not hear about it until now, most likely due to the fact that foreign media are not covering such news that parents, whose children were kidnapped and forcefully recruited by the PKK terrorist organization, launched a civil resistance in front of the Peoples’ Democratic Party’s (HDP’s) Diyarbakir Provincial Office.
Mothers’ Sit-In Protests in Diyarbakir: A Catalyst for Resistance against the PKK?
ast week, Hacire Akar started a sit-in protest in front of the HDP building in Diyarbakir.
‘Give me my son or I will burn this place down!’: A Kurdish Mother’s Fight against the PKK
Last week, Akar sat in front of the HDP Diyarbakır Provincial Office, and cried: “Give me my son! Or I will burn this place down and suffer all consequences!” She asked: “Why have you taken three people from one household? Why have you wasted those three? They took my children, and then called me to take their dead bodies.
Trustee Appointments in Diyarbakır, Van, and Mardin: A Look at Party Responses
According to the Ministry’s official statement, the mayors are being charged with: re-employing former municipal employees who have been dismissed due to their liaison with the PKK terrorist organization; allowing persons to illegally work in municipalities, persons who were formerly elected as municipal councilors from the HDP but were not given the official mandate because of their affiliation with the PKK; naming streets after PKK terrorists; allowing the PKK march to be performed in official meetings of the municipalities, and changing the administrative structure of municipalities by appointing co-chairpersons that, by rule, breaches the current administrative law.