Kurdish Freedom and Democracy Alliance explained

Kurdish Freedom and Democracy Alliance
Native Name:Kürt Özgürlük ve Demokrasi İttifakı
Tifaqa Azadî û Demokrasiyê ya Kurd
Colorcode:
  1. 90268F
Ideology:Factions:
Kurdish minority rights
Democratic socialism
Left-wing nationalism
Regionalism
Country:Turkey
Colors:Green and purple
Position:Left-wing
Affiliation1 Title:Members
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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.

History

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

PartyAbbr.PresidentPositionSeats
Peoples' Democratic Party
Partiya Demokratîk a Gelan
HDPMithat Sancar
Pervin Buldan
Centre-left to left-wing
Party of Greens and the Left Future
Partiya Keskan û Partiya Pêşerojê ya Çep
YSGPÇiğdem Kılıçgün Uçar
İbrahim Akın
Left-wing
Democratic Regions Party
Partiya Herêman a Demokratîk
DBPSalihe Aydeniz
Keskin Bayındır
Left-wing
Freedom Party
Azadi Partisi
Partiya Azadî
APAyetullah AşitiCentre-right
People and Freedom Party
Partiya Insan û Azadî
PİAMehmet KamaçCentre-left
Communist Party of Kurdistan
Partiya Komunistê Kurdistan
KKPSinan ÇiftyürekFar-left

Partiya Sosyalîst a Kurdistan
PSKBayram BozyelLeft-wing
Democratic Society Congress
Kongreya Civaka Demokratîk
DTKLeyla Güven
Berdan Öztürk
Left-wing
Revolutionary Democratic Kurdish Association
Komeleya Şoreşgerên Demokratên Kurd
DDKDAbdulhey OkumuşLeft-wing

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kurdish parties in Turkey urge voters to rally around Green Left Party . 2023-04-12 . www.rudaw.net.