How the PKK Declined Peace Opportunities since Abdallah Ocalan’s 2013 Call
The HDP's pre-election campaign to disarm the PKK has also not panned out as Demirtş said HDP is not in the position to do so.
Cüneyt Cebenoyan: A Turkish Leftist Who Spoke the Unspeakable
This is how the situation is understood by Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) proponents, the Turkish left and some liberal groups in Turkey.
Turkey’s Presidential System: Is the CHP For or Against It?
With this, the CHP managed to form an alliance with the Iyi Party and HDP in Istanbul, Ankara, and Antalya.
Neo-Racism in the Age of Extremes
A recent study conducted by Kadir Has University shows that most of the people who are disturbed by the presence of Syrian refugees and immigrants support the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) and the Iyi Party, which is definitely not a coincidence.
Has Conservative Politics Come to an End in Turkey?
3 percent with the support of the Iyi Party and the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP).
Ekrem Imamoglu Is Not the Political Rockstar Turkey’s Opposition Is Expecting
İmamoğlu’s score in the mayoral election with the support of several other parties such as the Iyi Party and the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) unavoidably kept the opposition’s hopes alive since it was similar to the beginning of Erdoğan’s story.
Istanbul Mayoral Election: Will Everything Be So Fine for Ekrem Imamoglu?
A left-wing journalist satirized the picture as follows: “Yasin (a sura in the Quran), March of Izmir (which is embraced by nationalists and conventional Kemalists in the country), Bella Ciao, Mehteran, Abdullah Gul, Mustafa Kemal, the pro-Kurdish HDP leader Selahattin Demirtas, PKK… All in one place.
Why Turkey’s Democratic Left Party Did Not Support Ekrem Imamoglu
In contrast to the Kurdish-leftist HDP, the DSP announced its own mayoral candidate, Muammer Aydin, for the Istanbul mayoral election on 31 March and did not support Ekrem Imamoglu.
We Live in a Chaotic Matrix of Perceptions: An Interview with Ali Saydam
Without that kind of a common goal, it is impossible to see them together: Saadet (Welfare Party), HDP (Peoples’ Democratic Party), CHP (Republican People’s Party), Iyi Parti (Good Party).
Imamoglu, Populism and the CHP
The left-nationalist Kurdish HDP had already resigned its candidate during the previous election on March 31 in favor of Imamoglu.
Istanbul Mayoral Elections (II): CHP for Democracy or Democracy for CHP?
The same year, BDP (former name of today’s Peoples’ Democratic Party-HDP) candidate Sirri Sakik won the Agrı mayoral election by receiving only 10 more votes, to which AK Party objected with the claim of irregularities.
Change of Game in Turkish Politics: The New Political Blocs
In addition, the HDP – the political wing of the PKK terrorist organization – supported the Nation’s Alliance in certain regions.
Will Ekrem Imamoglu Follow CHP Politics or Erdogan’s Footsteps?
After 25 years, by a hair’s breadth, the Republican People’s Party (CHP) finally gained success with the support of the Iyi Party and the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP).
Are Electoral Alliances a Determinant of the March 31 Elections?
This increase was due to the HDP’s involvement in the alliance in 11 provinces.
Turkey’s Communist Mayor
While endorsing the CHP’s mayor candidates in the west of Turkey, the HDP pursued propaganda in Tunceli by accusing Maçoğlu of being a Kemalist and a CHP supporter.
Öcalan’s Birthday and the PKK’s Day of the Dead
” But since being an Ocalan proponent means birth to them, the door is open to all supporters of the PKK and the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP).
How to Understand the Dynamics Behind Turkey’s Election Results
But if we just look at many Turkish journalists, who’re allegedly opponents or at the best, “natural,” media representatives, one clearly notices that most of them supported the CHP and HDP candidates across Turkey – without any criticism and so on.
The Aftermath of Turkey’s Local Elections: Who Lost, Who Won?
Nonetheless, the success of the CHP in these metropolitan cities is related to pre-electoral alliances that the party established with the Iyi Party and the HDP.
Turkey’s Secularists and Separatists Hand in Hand to the Ballots
With this piece right before the elections, I would like to stress once again the most controversial component of the Nation Alliance, namely the HDP.
Why are Local Elections Perceived as a Matter of National Survival in Turkey?
For instance, Kilicdaroglu, the chairman of the CHP, announced that they were determined to fight against terrorism and that having a latent alliance with the HDP would not harm their position in this issue.
