Selahattin Demirtaş
Imprisoned HDP candidate holds e-rally from prison cell
Selahattin Demirtaş, the jailed presidential candidate of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), held an "e-rally" late on June 21, posting Twitter messages via his lawyers from Edirne Prison where he has been held since November 2016.
Let's all put our faults on table: Jailed HDP presidential candidate Demirtaş
Selahattin Demirtaş, the jailed presidential candidate of the Kurdish issue-focused Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), has called for "national reconciliation" based on shared historical values.
Jailed presidential candidate of HDP makes landmark pre-recorded election speech from prison
Selahattin Demirtaş, the jailed presidential candidate of the Kurdish issue-focused Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), made his campaign speech on the state broadcaster TRT on June 17 from prison, marking a first in Turkey and the world's political history.
HDP applies to election board for Demirtaş's participation in rallies
The Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) on June 14 applied to the Supreme Board of Elections (YSK) and the Justice Ministry for permission to allow the presidential candidate Selahattin Demirtaş hold election rallies in Istanbul, the western province of İzmir, and the southeastern provinces of Gaziatep and Mardin.
Erdoğan slams jailed HDP presidential candidate Demirtaş
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has blasted Selahattin Demirtaş, the jailed presidential nominee of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), saying his nomination should be "corrected."
Jailed HDP candidate Demirtaş makes campaign speech through wife's phone
Selahattin Demirtaş, the jailed presidential candidate from the Kurdish issue-focused Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), reached out to voters through his wife's phone on June 6, holding a campaign "rally" from his prison cell in the northeastern province of Edirne.
Jailed HDP candidate Demirtaş allowed to campaign on state-run TRT
The Supreme Board of Election (YSK) has granted Selahattin Demirtaş, the jailed presidential candidate of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), the right to conduct audio-visual campaigning to be aired on state-run TRT ahead of the June 24 presidential election.
HDP's Demirtaş: Call me 'Kurdish Obama' not 'Kurdish Trump'
Selahattin Demirtaş, the presidential candidate of the Kurdish issue-focused Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), prefers to be called the "Kurdish Obama" rather than the "Kurdish Trump," according to a recent interview.
HDP presidential candidate Demirtaş files appeal with top court against arrest
Selahattin Demirtaş, the presidential candidate of the Kurdish issue-focused Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), has filed an appeal with the Constitutional Court against his continued arrest, Doğan News Agency reported on May 29.
HDP kicks off election campaign in Turkey's Edirne
The Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) officially started its campaign on May 25 in the northwestern province of Edirne, where former HDP co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş has been jailed since November 2016 on terrorism charges.
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