Kurdish Freedom and Democracy Alliance

The Kurdish Freedom and Democracy Alliance (Turkish: Kürt Özgürlük ve Demokrasi İttifakı, KÖDİ; Kurdish: Tifaqa Azadî û Demokrasiyê ya Kurd, TADK) is an alliance of Kurdish political parties in Turkey founded on 3 April 2023 ahead of the 2023 Turkish general election.

Kurdish Freedom and Democracy Alliance
Kürt Özgürlük ve Demokrasi İttifakı
Tifaqa Azadî û Demokrasiyê ya Kurd
Founded3 April 2023 (2023-04-03)
IdeologyFactions:
Kurdish minority rights
Democratic socialism
Left-wing nationalism
Regionalism
Kurdish-Islamic nationalism
Political positionLeft-wing
Members
ColorsGreen and purple

History

On 3 April 2023, in Diyarbakir, nine Kurdish parties led by the Peoples' Democratic Party and the Green Left Party announced the creation of an alliance. The alliance called for voting for the Green Left Party in the parliamentary election, saying that "the 14 May 2023 elections are a historic opportunity to restore democracy in Turkey and resolve the Kurdish issue".[1] The parties also called for the release of all political prisoners and called on the government to "end the isolation" of imprisoned Kurdistan Workers' Party leader Abdullah Öcalan and other political prisoners in Turkey.[2]

Composition
Party Abbr. President Position Seats
Peoples' Democratic Party
Partiya Demokratîk a Gelan		 HDP Mithat Sancar
Pervin Buldan		 Centre-left to left-wing
2 / 600
Party of Greens and the Left Future
Partiya Keskan û Partiya Pêşerojê ya Çep		 YSGP Çiğdem Kılıçgün Uçar
İbrahim Akın		 Left-wing
56 / 600
Democratic Regions Party
Partiya Herêman a Demokratîk		 DBP Salihe Aydeniz
Keskin Bayındır		 Left-wing
0 / 600
Azadi Party
Azadi Partisi
Partiya Azadî		 AP Ayetullah Aşiti Centre-right
0 / 600
People and Freedom Party
Partiya Insan û Azadî		 PİA Mehmet Kamaç Centre-left
0 / 600
Communist Party of Kurdistan
Partiya Komunistê Kurdistan		 KKP Sinan Çiftyürek Far-left
0 / 600
Socialist Party of Kurdistan
Partiya Sosyalîst a Kurdistan		 PSK Bayram Bozyel Left-wing
0 / 600
Non-governmental organizations
Democratic Society Congress
Kongreya Civaka Demokratîk		 DTK Leyla Güven
Berdan Öztürk		 Left-wing
Revolutionary Democratic Kurdish Association
Komeleya Şoreşgerên Demokratên Kurd		 DDKD Abdulhey Okumuş Left-wing

References
  1. "Nine Kurdish Parties Form Alliance Ahead of Turkish Elections to Solve Kurdish Issue". BNN Network. 4 April 2023.
  2. "Kurdish parties in Turkey urge voters to rally around Green Left Party". www.rudaw.net. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
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