Özgür Özel, the apparatchik turned Turkey's chief opponent The leader of the Republican People's Party, the main opposition force in the country, relentlessly denounces the authoritarian drift ...

Moreover, Selahattin Demirtaş, a prominent figure in the Kurdish political movement and a former presidential candidate, has been imprisoned for years. Undoubtedly, İmamoğlu represents a far more ...

The former Kurdish presidential candidate and party co-leader Selahattin Demirtaş has been jailed since 2016. More than 150 Kurdish mayors have been removed during this same period.

Selahattin Demirtaş, the movement’s leader, along with numerous Kurdish politicians, was imprisoned – most remain behind bars to this day.

Demirtaş, who was arrested during Erdoğan’s crackdown on political opposition after an attempted coup in 2016, was charged with “terrorist propaganda” and “undermining state unity”.

Selahattin Demirtaş, a charismatic Kurdish opposition leader who challenged Erdoğan for the presidency, has been in prison since 2016, despite a European Court of Human Rights ruling that he was ...

MHP Genel Başkanı Devlet Bahçeli, Edirne cezaevinde bulunan eski HDP Eş Genel Başkanı Selahattin Demirtaş ile bir telefon görüşmesi gerçekleştirdi. Son dakika haberi ...

Comma Press and PEN International have spoken out after the Turkish-Kurdish politician and author Selahattin Demirtaş was handed a 42-year prison sentence for inciting protests in 2014.

HDP’s former leader Selahattin Demirtaş, who has been imprisoned since 2016, was sentenced to 42 years in prison on charges including “helping to destroy the unity and integrity of the state ...