Freedom and Democracy Party

Freedom and Democracy Party (Turkish: Özgürlük ve Demokrasi Partisi) was a pro-Kurdish rights party in Turkey. The party was created in October 1992 after the People's Labor Party (HEP) was banned.^[1] Four months after its formation, ÖZDEP was banned by the constitutional court of Turkey on charges of supporting self-determination and for conducting bureaucratic services in the Kurdish language.^[2][3]

See also

• Racism in Turkey
• Kurds in Turkey
• Human rights of Kurdish people in Turkey

References

Kurdish organisations
Turkey	Communist Party of Kurdistan (KKP) Democracy Party (DEP) Democratic People's Party (DEHAP) Democratic Society Party (DTP) Democratic Regions Party (DBP) Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) Hereketa İslamiya Kurdistan (HİK) Kurdish Hizbollah Islamic Party of Kurdistan (PİK) Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK) Kurdistan Democratic Party/North (KDP/Bakur) Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) People's Defence Forces (HPG) Free Women's Units (YJA-STAR) National Liberation Front of Kurdistan (ERNK) Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) People's Democracy Party (HADEP) People's Labor Party (HEP) Revolutionary Party of Kurdistan (PŞK) Rights and Freedoms Party (HAK-PAR) Society for the Rise of Kurdistan Xoybûn (CSK) Workers Vanguard Party of Kurdistan (PPKK) Kurdistan Freedom Falcons (TAK) Patriotic Revolutionary Youth Movement (YDG-H) Civil Protection Units (YPS) Civil Protection Units-Women (YPS-Jin)
Syria	Democratic Union Party (PYD) Kurdish National Council (KNC-ENKS) Kurdish Supreme Committee Kurdistan Democratic Party of Syria (KDP-S) Kurdish Democratic Political Union People's Protection Units (YPG) Women's Protection Units (YPJ) Jabhat al-Akrad TEV-DEM
Iraq	Action Party for the Independence of Kurdistan Democratic National Union of Kurdistan (YNDK) Democratic Patriotic Alliance of Kurdistan (DPAK) Gorran Islamic Group in Kurdistan (IGK) Islamic Movement of Kurdistan (IMK) Kurdish Tribal Association Kurdistan Communist Party – Iraq Kurdistan Conservative Party Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) Kurdistan Democratic Party – Progressive Front Kurdistan Democratic Solution Party (PÇDK) Kurdistan Islamic Union (KIU) Kurdistan List Kurdistan Revolutionary Party Kurdistan Socialist Democratic Party (KSDP) Kurdistan Toilers' Party (KZP) Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) Peshmerga Service and Reform List Shursh Sinjar Resistance Units (YBŞ) Êzîdxan Women's Units Asayîşa Êzîdxanê Protection Force of Sinjar (HPŞ)
Iran	Komalah Komalah (CPI) Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran (KDP-I) Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) Kurdistan Freedom Party (PAK) Kurdistan Free Life Party (PJAK) Khabat Kurdish United Front (KUP)
Lebanon	Kurdish Democratic Party Razkari Party
Diaspora	Confederation of Kurdish Associations in Europe (KON-KURD) Kurdish Heritage Foundation of America Kurdish Student Academic Association (KSAF)
Kurdistan Kurdish people Iraqi Kurdistan Rojava Kurdish nationalism List of Kurdish dynasties and countries

Kurdish–Turkish conflict (1978–present)
Timeline Map
Turkey	State Government National Security Council Military Army Air Force Navy Gendarmerie Coast Guard Police MİT Village Guards Deep state Counter-Guerrilla Grey Wolves Turkish Revenge Brigade Susurluk scandal Ergenekon JİTEM
Kurdish groups	Insurgent KCK PKK History People's Defence Forces (HPG) Free Women's Units (YJA-STAR) National Liberation Front of Kurdistan (ERNK) Liberation Forces OF Kurdistan (HRK) People's Liberation Army of Kurdistan (ARGK) Democratic People's Union of Kurdish (YDK) Democratic Society Coordination of Kurdistan (CDK) Free Women's Union of Kurdistan (YAJK) Workers' Women Party of Kurdistan (PJKK) Free Women Party (PJA) Free Women's Party of Kurdistan (PAJK) Women's Liberation Movement of Kurdistan (KJB) Freedom and Democracy Congress of Kurdistan (KADEK) People's Congress (Kongra-Gel) Confederation Community of Kurdistan (KKK) Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) People's Democracy Party (HADEP) People's Labor Party (HEP) Revolutionary Party of Kurdistan (PŞK) Workers Vanguard Party of Kurdistan (PPKK) TAK KDP/N PŞK PJAK KKP Free Youth Movement of Kurdistan (TECAK) Marxist–Leninist Communist Party (MLKP) Patriotic Revolutionary Youth Movement (YDG-H) PIK HİK KH (Hüda-Par) Allies DHP TDP ASALA (until the late 1980s) Political HEP (1990–1993) DEP (1993–1994) HADEP (1994–2003) DEHAP (1997–2005) DTH (2005) DTP (2005–2009) BDP (2008–2014) HDP (2012-present) DBP (2014–present)
The conflict	1974–1984 Political violence in Turkey, 1970s Maraş Massacre 1980 Turkish coup d'état 1984–1999 15 August 1984 PKK attacks Yeşilova incident Battle of Şırnak 1992 Taşdelen attack Battle of Kulp Operation Northern Iraq May 24, 1993 PKK ambush Başbağlar massacre Winter Campaign of 1994-1995 Operation Steel Operation Hawk Siege of Varto Sazak assault Operation Hammer Operation Dawn Operation Murat 1999 Istanbul bombings 1999–2004 2000 Turkish Hezbollah crackdown 2004–2012 2005 Kuşadası minibus bombing 2007 Ankara bombing October 2007 clashes in Hakkâri 3 January 2008 Diyarbakır bombing 2008 Turkish incursion into northern Iraq 2008 Istanbul bombings October 2008 Aktütün attack Reşadiye shooting İskenderun attack 2010 Hakkâri bus attack 2010 Istanbul bombing August 2011 Turkey-Iraq cross-border raids 2011 Hakkâri attack Uludere airstrike June-August 2012 Hakkari clashes 2012 Gaziantep bombing September 2012 Beytüşşebap attack 2015–present 2015 PKK rebellion 2015-16 Şırnak clashes Operation Martyr Yalçın
Protests	Serhildan 1990 1991 1992 1999 2001 2005 2006 2008 2009 2011–2012 2014
Peace efforts	Attempts 1999-2004 cease fire Solution process
Kurdish leaders	Insurgent Abdullah Öcalan Cemil Bayık Murat Karayılan Bahoz Erdal Mustafa Karasu Duran Kalkan Haji Ahmadi Osman Öcalan Mahsum Korkmaz Şemdin Sakık Nizamettin Taş Mazlum Doğan Muhammad Mustafa Hüseyin Velioğlu Celal Başkale Political Ahmet Fehmi Işıklar Yaşar Kaya Leyla Zana Hatip Dicle Orhan Doğan Ahmet Türk Zübeyir Aydar Selim Sadak Murat Bozlak Tuncer Bakırhan Aysel Tuğluk Hüseyin Kalkan Selahattin Demirtaş Nurettin Demirtaş Ayla Akat Ata Gültan Kışanak Pervin Buldan Emine Ayna Sebahat Tuncel Kemal Burkay Sevahir Bayındır Fatma Kurtulan Osman Baydemir Nursel Aydoğan Sırrı Süreyya Önder İsa Altsoy
Turkish leaders	Military Kenan Evren Tahsin Şahinkaya Bülend Ulusu Nurettin Ersin Necdet Üruğ Necip Torumtay Eşref Bitlis Doğan Güreş İsmail Hakkı Karadayı Hüseyin Kıvrıkoğlu Hilmi Özkök İbrahim Fırtına Faruk Cömert Yaşar Büyükanıt Aydoğan Babaoğlu İlker Başbuğ Işık Koşaner Erdal Ceylanoğlu Necdet Özel Hayri Kıvrıkoğlu Political Turgut Özal Süleyman Demirel Bülent Ecevit Ali Bozer Yıldırım Akbulut Mesut Yılmaz Erdal İnönü Tansu Çiller Mesut Yılmaz Necmettin Erbakan Ahmet Necdet Sezer Abdullah Gül Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
See also	Other Iraqi–Kurdish conflict Iranian–Kurdish conflict Syrian-Kurdish conflict Kurdish rebellions in Turkey Kurdish refugees Human rights of Kurdish people in Turkey Kurdish villages depopulated by Turkey Iraq operations

Historical parties in Turkey
Anatolia Party (ANAPAR) (2014-15) Bright Turkey Party (ATP) (1998–2010) Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) (2001–14) Democracy Party (DEP) (1993–94) Democratic Center Party (DMP) (1990–91) Democratic Left People's Party (DSHP) (2009–10) Democratic Party (DP) (1946–61) Democratic Party (DP) (1970–80) Democratic Society Party (DTP) (2005–09) Democrat Turkey Party (DTP) (1997–2008) Equality and Democracy Party (EDP) (2010–12) Free Democratic Party Great Anatolia Party (BAP) (1986–92) Great Turkey Party (BTP) (1983) Greens Party (YP) (2008–12) Justice Party (AP) (1961–1980) Liberal Republican Party (SCF) (1930) Liberty Party (HP) (1955–58) Motherland Party (ANAP) (1983–2009) Nation Party (MP) (1948–53) Nation Party (MP) (1962–77) National Development Party (MKP) (1945–58) National Order Party (MNP) (1970–71) National Salvation Party (MSP) (1972–81) National Women's Party of Turkey (TUKP) (1972–81) Nationalist Democracy Party (MDP) (1983–86) New Party (2008–12) New Turkey Party (YTP) (1961–73) New Turkey Party (YTP) (2002–04) Peace Party (BP) (1996–99) People's Labor Party (HEP) (1990–93) People's Democracy Party (HADEP) (1994–2003) People's Voice Party (HAS) (2010–12) Populist Party (HP) (1983–85) Progressive Republican Party (TCF) (1924–25) Republican Nation Party (CMP) (1954–58) Republican Party (CP) (1972–73) Republican Villagers Nation Party (CKMP) (1958–69) Republican Reliance Party (CGP) (1967–81) Social Democratic People's Party (SHP) (2002–10) Social Democratic Populist Party (SHP) (1985–95) Socialist Unity Party (SBP) (1991–95) Social Democracy Party (SODEP) (1983–85) Turkey Party (TP) (2009–12) Turkey Peasants' Party (TKP) (1952–58) Unity Party (BP) (1966–81) Virtue Party (FP) (1998–2001) Welfare Party (RP) (1983–98) Workers Party of Turkey (TİP) (1961–87)