Peace and Democracy Party
Peace and Democracy Party Barış ve Demokrasi Partisi Partiya Aştî û Demokrasiyê | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Selahattin Demirtaş Gültan Kışanak |
| Founded | 3 May 2008 |
| Dissolved | 11 July 2014 |
| Preceded by | Democratic Society Party |
| Succeeded by | Peoples' Democratic Party Democratic Regions Party |
| Headquarters | Ankara, Turkey |
| Ideology | Kurdish minority rights[1] Emancipation of women[1] Kurdish nationalism[2] |
| Political position | Centre-left to left-wing |
| National affiliation | Labour, Democracy and Freedom Bloc |
| European affiliation | Party of European Socialists (observer) |
| International affiliation | Socialist International (consultative) |
The Peace and Democracy Party (Turkish: Barış ve Demokrasi Partisi, Kurdish: Partiya Aştî û Demokrasiyê, BDP) was a Kurdish political party in Turkey from 2008 to 2014.[3]
Ideology
The party's chairman wants the PKK to disarm.[4] The BDP is an observer party in the Socialist International.[5] The BDP supported Turkey joining the European Union.[6] They also support same-sex marriages in Turkey,[7] an anti-discrimination law to protect LGBT people,[6] and they want the Government of Turkey to recognize the Armenian genocide.[8]
Legal prosecution
The BDP has reported that from April 2009 to October 2011, over 7500 BDP members were imprisoned. 3000 of their members were arrested.[9]
Reorganisation
In 11 July 2014, their name was changed to the Democratic Regions Party. They created a new structure for their party.[10]
References
- 1 2 "Our Office". Peace and Democracy Party – US Representative Office. Archived from the original on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ↑ The Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) is the current incarnation of the Kurdish nationalist party in Turkey, Andrew Finkel, Turkey: What Everyone Needs to Know, Oxford University Press, 2012, s. 122.
- ↑ "Peace and Democracy Party (Turkey)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2017-09-25.
- ↑ BDP chairman calls on PKK to lay down arms Archived 2012-06-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Member Parties of the Socialist International". Socialist International.
- 1 2 "About Peace and Democracy Party". BDP. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
- ↑ "BDP'nin eşcinsel evlilik isteği tartışılıyor". Haber 10 (in Turkish). 15 May 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
- ↑ "BDP urges Turkey to offer apology to Armenians". Hurriyet Daily News. 14 April 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
- ↑ "7748 Kurds in Turkish custody - 3895 Arrested in 30 months in the scope of KCK operations". Ekurd Daily. Archived from the original on 23 March 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ↑ "BDP'nin adı Demokratik Bölgeler Partisi oldu". Evrensel. 11 July 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2015.