Democracy Party (Turkey)
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For the Iranian reformist group, see Democracy Party (Iran).
The Democracy Party (Turkish: Demokrasi Partisi, DEP, Kurmanji: Partiya Demokrasiyê) was a pro-Kurdish political party in Turkey founded on the 7 May 1993.[1]
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Leader | Leyla Zana |
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President | Yaşar Kaya June 1993–December 1993 Hatip Dicle December 1993-June 1994 |
Founded | May 7, 1993 (1993-05-07) |
Banned | June 16, 1994 (1994-06-16) |
Preceded by | Freedom and Democracy Party |
Succeeded by | People's Democracy Party |
Ideology | Social democracy Kurdish rights |
Political position | Centre-left |
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