Democratic Regions Party
The Democratic Regions Party (Turkish: Demokratik Bölgeler Partisi, Kurdish: Partiya Herêman a Demokratîk, DBP) is a social democratic Kurdish political party in the Republic of Turkey. The pro-minority rights Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) acts as the fraternal party to DBP.
Democratic Regions Party Demokratik Bölgeler Partisi Partiya Herêman a Demokratîk | |
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Leader | Emine Ayna Kamûran Yûksek (co-chair) |
Founded | 11 July 2014 |
Preceded by | Peace and Democracy Party |
Headquarters | Barış Manço Cad. 32. Sk. No:37, Balgat – Ankara, Turkey |
Membership (2020) | ![]() |
Ideology | Kurdish nationalism[2] Secularism Social democracy Democratic socialism Regionalism |
Political position | Left-wing |
National affiliation | Peoples' Democratic Congress |
European affiliation | Party of European Socialists (observer member) |
International affiliation | Socialist International (consultative member) |
Parliament: | 1 / 600
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Metropolitan municipalities: | 3 / 30
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District municipalities: | 97 / 1,351
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Provincial councillors: | 128 / 1,251
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http://www.dbp.org.tr/index/ | |
Development
After the 2014 municipal elections, Peoples' Democratic Party and the pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) were re-organised in a joint structure. On 28 April 2014, the entire parliamentary caucus of BDP joined HDP, whereas BDP was assigned exclusively to representatives on the local administration level.[3][4] The BDP has been said to be more hardline, arguably with closer PKK links, than its parent HDP.[5]
At the 3rd Congress of BDP on 11 July 2014, the name of the party was changed to the Democratic Regions Party and a new structure restricting the activities on the local/regional government level was adopted.[6]
References
- "Demokratik Bölgeler Partisi" (in Turkish). Yargıtay Cumhuriyet Başsavcılığı. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
- The Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) is the current incarnation of the Kurdish nationalist party in Turkey, Andrew Finkel, Turkey: What Everyone Needs to Know, Oxford University Press, 2012, s. 122.
- "BDP milletvekilleri HDP'ye katıldı". Al-Monitor. 28 April 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
- BDP artık Meclis'te yok
- "Managing Turkey's PKK Conflict: The Case of Nusaybin". International Crisis Group. 2 May 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- "BDP'nin adı Demokratik Bölgeler Partisi oldu". Evrensel. 11 July 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2015.