Freedom and Equality Party explained

Country:Turkey
Freedom and Democracy Party
Native Name:Özgürlük ve Eşitlik Partisi
Colorcode:
  1. 209c3c
Predecessor:People's Labor Party
Merged:People's Labor Party
Ideology:Social democracy
Kurdish nationalism
Position:Centre-left

The Freedom and Equality Party (Turkish: Özgürlük ve Eşitlik Partisi, ÖZEP) was a short-lived pro-Kurdish rights party in Turkey. The party was created in June 1992 before the People's Labor Party (HEP) was banned in July 1992 by the 18 deputies of the HEP. ÖZEP later joined HEP again.[1]

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  1. http://www.radikal.com.tr/Radikal.aspx?aType=RadikalDetayV3&Date=&ArticleID=968810 Beş parti kapatıldı, deneyimli DTP'nin yedeği hazır: BDP - Radikal