Freedom and Democracy Party explained

Country:	Turkey
Freedom and Democracy Party Kurdish: Turkish: Özgürlük ve Demokrasi Partisi, ÖZDEP
Leader:	Mevlüt İlik
Predecessor:	People's Labor Party
Successor:	Democracy Party
Ideology:	Social democracy Kurdish nationalism
Position:	Centre-left

Freedom and Democracy Party (Turkish: Özgürlük ve Demokrasi Partisi, ÖZDEP) was a pro-Kurdish rights party in Turkey. The party was created in October 1992 after the People's Labor Party (HEP) was banned.^[1] Four months after its formation, ÖZDEP was banned by the constitutional court of Turkey on charges of supporting self-determination and for conducting bureaucratic services in the Kurdish language.^{[2] [3]} In an appeal to the European Court of Human Rights, Turkey was ordered to pay compensation for the closure of the party in December 1999.^[4]

See also

• Racism in Turkey
• Kurds in Turkey
• Human rights of Kurdish people in Turkey

Notes and References

1. Book: Mert. Yener Lütfü. Cumhuriyet döneminde kapatılan siyasi partiler : kapatma davaları, gerekçeleri ve sonuçları. 2008. İlkim. Ankara. 978-6056000607. 68. 1.. Turkish.
2. Web site: History of kurdish political parties in Turkey. HDP Europe.
3. Book: Halliday. Terence C.. Karpik. Lucien. Feeley. Malcolm M.. Fighting for Political Freedom Comparative Studies of the Legal Complex and Political Liberalism.. 2007. Hart Pub.. Oxford. 978-1847314024. 237.
4. Web site: Freedom and Democracy Party (ÖZDEP) v Turkey, Merits and just satisfaction, App no 23885/94, ECHR 1999-VIII, IHRL 3345 (ECHR 1999), 8th December 1999, European Court of Human Rights [ECHR]

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