Freedom and Democracy Party
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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
References
- ISBN 978-6056000607.
- ^ "History of kurdish political parties in Turkey". HDP Europe.
- ISBN 978-1847314024.
- ^ "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]; Grand Chamber [ECHR]". Oxford University Press.