The Kurdish Freedom and Democracy Alliance (Turkish: Kürt Özgürlük ve Demokrasi İttifakı, KÖDİ; Kurdish: Tifaqa Azadî û Demokrasiyê ya Kurd, TADK) is an alliance of Kurdish political parties in Turkey founded on 3 April 2023 ahead of the 2023 Turkish general election.
Kurdish Freedom and Democracy Alliance Kürt Özgürlük ve Demokrasi İttifakı Tifaqa Azadî û Demokrasiyê ya Kurd | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 3 April 2023 |
| Ideology | Factions: Kurdish minority rights Democratic socialism Left-wing nationalism Regionalism Kurdish-Islamic nationalism |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| Members | |
| Colors | Green and purple |
History edit
On 3 April 2023, in Diyarbakir, nine Kurdish parties led by the Peoples' Democratic Party and the Green Left Party announced the creation of an alliance. The alliance called for voting for the Green Left Party in the parliamentary election, saying that "the 14 May 2023 elections are a historic opportunity to restore democracy in Turkey and resolve the Kurdish issue". The parties also called for the release of all political prisoners and called on the government to "end the isolation" of imprisoned Kurdistan Workers' Party leader Abdullah Öcalan and other political prisoners in Turkey.[1]
Composition edit
| Party | Abbr. | President | Position | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peoples' Democratic Party Partiya Demokratîk a Gelan |
HDP | Mithat Sancar Pervin Buldan |
Centre-left to left-wing | 2 / 600
| |
| Party of Greens and the Left Future Partiya Keskan û Partiya Pêşerojê ya Çep |
YSGP | Çiğdem Kılıçgün Uçar İbrahim Akın |
Left-wing | 56 / 600
| |
| Democratic Regions Party Partiya Herêman a Demokratîk |
DBP | Salihe Aydeniz Keskin Bayındır |
Left-wing | 0 / 600
| |
| Azadi Party Azadi Partisi Partiya Azadî |
AP | Ayetullah Aşiti | Centre-right | 0 / 600
| |
| People and Freedom Party Partiya Insan û Azadî |
PİA | Mehmet Kamaç | Centre-left | 0 / 600
| |
| Communist Party of Kurdistan Partiya Komunistê Kurdistan |
KKP | Sinan Çiftyürek | Far-left | 0 / 600
| |
| Socialist Party of Kurdistan Partiya Sosyalîst a Kurdistan |
PSK | Bayram Bozyel | Left-wing | 0 / 600
| |
Non-governmental organizations
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| Democratic Society Congress Kongreya Civaka Demokratîk |
DTK | Leyla Güven Berdan Öztürk |
Left-wing | ||
| Revolutionary Democratic Kurdish Association Komeleya Şoreşgerên Demokratên Kurd |
DDKD | Abdulhey Okumuş | Left-wing | ||
References edit
- ^ "Kurdish parties in Turkey urge voters to rally around Green Left Party". www.rudaw.net. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
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