Selahattin Demirtaş
HDP co-chair Demirtaş expected to appear before court for first time
The jailed Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş is expected to appear before the court on Jan. 12 for the first time since his arrest.
Jailed HDP co-chair Demirtaş won’t stand again for party chairmanship
Selahattin Demirtaş, the imprisoned co-leader of the Kurdish issue-focused People’s Democratic Party (HDP), will not stand as a nominee for the party’s leadership for the upcoming congress to be held in February.
We would rather wear a shroud than a uniform in court: Imprisoned HDP leader
Selahattin Demirtaş, the imprisoned chairman of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) has said he would rather wear a shroud than wear a uniform in court appearances, in response to a new measure that has been imposed by the government.
Turkish Constitutional Court rejects HDP co-chair Demirtaş’s individual application
Turkey’s Constitutional Court on Dec. 21 rejected an individual application by imprisoned Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş to the court, in which he said his rights had been violated.
HDP co-chair Demirtaş’s first hearing starts in his absence
A court in the Turkish capital Ankara on Dec. 7 started hearing the case of jailed Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş, who was absent from the first hearing.
Thieves steal computer of HDP co-chair Demirtaş’s lawyer holding his plea ahead of hearing
Thieves have broken into the office of the lawyer of jailed Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş, stealing his computer that contains Demirtaş’s plea for the first hearing of the case in which he being tried on terror charges, Doğan News Agency has reported.
Jailed HDP co-chair Demirtaş acquitted of ‘insulting’ former top soldier
Jailed Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş was acquitted on Nov. 30 of “insulting a public official” over his remarks about former Chief of General Staff Necdet Özel, state-run Anadolu Agency has reported.
Turkey submits defense on arrested HDP deputies to European Court of Human Rights
Turkey on Nov. 24 submitted its defense to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) regarding the cases of jailed Kurdish-issue focused Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş and other HDP deputies, Doğan News Agency has reported.
Demirtaş didn’t flee Turkey despite knowing he would be jailed: Co-chair’s wife
The wife of imprisoned People’s Democratic Party (HDP) co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş has said her husband refused to move abroad despite knowing that he would be sent to jail.
New probe launched into HDP’s Demirtaş over 2014-dated speech
A new investigation has been launched into Selahattin Demirtaş, the imprisoned co-leader of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), over a speech he gave in 2014, daily Cumhuriyet reported on Nov 10.