Sırrı Süreyya Önder

Hasan Bitmez, a deputy from the Felicity Party (SP), has passed away after collapsing during his speech in the Turkish parliament.

The 22-minute speech on Dec. 12's session, which concluded with the phrase "I greet you all with respect," took a tragic turn when Bitmez collapsed, hitting his head on a marble step behind the lectern.

The Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) and İYİ (Good) Party have gotten into a debate over "alliances" made in the 2019 local elections, as both parties either directly or indirectly endorsed the main opposition Republican People's Party's (CHP) candidates. 

Former lawmaker of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) Sırrı Süreyya Önder on Dec. 6 handed himself in to authorities in the northwestern province of Kocaeli after a court on Dec. 4 upheld his prison sentence on "terror" charges.

A Turkish court on Dec. 4 upheld the prison sentences of opposition Peoples' Democratic Party's (HDP) former co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş and its former lawmaker Sırrı Süreyya Önder.

Former Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) co-leader Selahattin Demirtaş and former HDP lawmaker Sırrı Süreyya Önder have been convicted on charges of "making propaganda for a terrorist organization."

Prosecutors have demanded five-year jail sentences for former Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş and HDP Ankara deputy Sırrı Süreyya Önder on charges of "making terrorist propaganda."

The opposition Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) has started its "conscience and justice watch" in Istanbul's Kadıköy district with the participation of several lawmakers. 

The Kurdish issue-focused HDP started its watch on Aug. 1 in Kadıköy's Yoğurtçu Park after spending a week in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır. 

The Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) has scheduled a meeting with the head of the Constitutional Court, Zühtü Arslan, daily Cumhuriyet has said.

The meeting is slated take place next week, with party deputies expected to focus on the issue of its arrested deputies, the daily said. 

Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) deputy Sırrı Süreyya Önder has said his fellow deputy Pervin Buldan and himself will meet Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ on April 3 to convey their concerns over their co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş, who has launched a hunger strike.  

The Kurdish-issue focused Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) has launched its official campaign for a "no" vote in the upcoming constitutional referendum with meetings in three provinces: Istanbul, İzmir and Diyarbakır.