Democracy Party (Iran) Politicians
Democracy Party may refer to: * Democracy Party (Turkey) ( tr, Demokrasi Partisi), a pro-Kurdish party in Turkey * Democracy Party (Iran) ( fa, حزب مردمسالاری, ''Hezb-e-Mardomsalari''), a pro-reforms party in Iran * Democracy Party of China See also *Democracy (other) Democracy is a political concept or form of government. Democracy or Democracies may also refer to: Politics * When used as a noun, the phrase ''"a democracy"'' is often used as substitute for the continental European concept of ''a Rechtsstaat'' ...

Democracy Party (Turkey)
The Democracy Party ( tr, Demokrasi Partisi, DEP, Kurmanji: Partiya Demokrasiyê) was a pro-Kurdish political party in Turkey founded on the 7 May 1993. Ahmet Türk, the former chairman of the People's Labor Party (HEP) and most of the former MPs of the HEP joined the party after its first party congress on the 27 June 1993. As the first party chair was elected Yaşar Kaya. The party decided to launch a peace campaign focused on the Turkish Kurdish conflict which would take place from the 2 August to the 1 September 1993. The campaign was prohibited by the Turkish authorities and the events that have been planned in Diyarbakır and Batman were canceled.Cigerli, Sabri; Saout, Didier Le (2005). p.190 And on the 17 September 1993 Kaya was arrested due to his participation at public event in Germany as well as the congress of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) in Iraq. He was released on the 8 December of the same year and Kaya fled to Germany. On the 12 December 1993Cigerli, Sabri; ...
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