Democracy Party (Turkey)

Democracy Party
Kurdish: Partiya Demokrasiyê
Turkish: Demokrasi Partisi, DEP
LeaderLeyla Zana
PresidentYaşar Kaya June 1993–December 1993
Hatip Dicle December 1993-June 1994
FoundedMay 7, 1993 (1993-05-07)
BannedJune 16, 1994 (1994-06-16)
Preceded byFreedom and Democracy Party
Succeeded byPeople's Democracy Party
IdeologySocial democracy
Kurdish rights
Political positionCentre-left

The Democracy Party (Turkish: Demokrasi Partisi, DEP, Kurmanji: Partiya Demokrasiyê) was a pro-Kurdish political party in Turkey founded on the 7 May 1993.[1]

  1. ^ Cigerli, Sabri; Saout, Didier Le (2005). Ocalan et le PKK: Les mutations de la question kurde en Turquie et au moyen-orient (in French). Maisonneuve et Larose. p. 189. ISBN 978-2-7068-1885-1.

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