Democratic Society Party
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| Leader | Ahmet Türk, Emine Ayna, Aysel Tuğluk, Nurettin Demirtaş |
| Founded | August 17, 2005 |
| Dissolved | December 12, 2009 |
| Merger of |
Democratic People's Party Democratic Society Movement |
| Preceded by | Democratic People's Party |
| Succeeded by | Peace and Democracy Party |
| Headquarters | Barış Manço Cad. 32. Sk. No:37, Balgat – Ankara, Turkey |
| Ideology |
Social democracy, Kurdish nationalism, Left-wing nationalism |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| European affiliation | Party of European Socialists (associate member) |
| International affiliation | Socialist International (observer member) |
| Colors | Red, Green and Yellow |
| Website | |
| http://www.dtp.org.tr/ (domain name deleted by ".tr" Domain Name Administration after the dissolution;webarchive) | |
The Democratic Society Party (Turkish: Demokratik Toplum Partisi, DTP, Kurdish: Partiya Civaka Demokratîk, PCD) was a Kurdish nationalist political party in Turkey. The party considered itself social democratic, and had observer status in the Socialist International. It was considered to be the successor of the Democratic People's Party (DEHAP). On December 11, 2009, the Constitutional Court of Turkey banned the DTP, ruling that the party has become "focal point of activities against the indivisible unity of the state, the country and the nation". The ban has been widely criticized both by groups within Turkey and by several international organizations. The party was succeeded by the Peace and Democracy Party.
The party was founded in 2005, as the merger of the DEHAP and the Democratic Society Movement (DTH). DTH was set up by the veteran Kurdish politicians, former deputies Leyla Zana, Orhan Doğan, Hatip Dicle and Selim Sadak upon their release from prison in 2004. The latest leader of the DTP was Ahmet Türk.Ahmet Türk co-chaired the party with Aysel Tuğluk until 9 November 2007 when they were replaced by Nurettin Demirtaş and Emine Ayna. However, Nurettin Demirtaş was imprisoned the following month because of a fake health report that enabled him to avoid military service. In May 2008 Nurettin Demirtaş was forced to resign after being released from prison and conscripted into the Turkish Army. Emine Ayna, MP for Mardin, was elected leader of the DTP in his place. Later in May, Ayna also became Chair of the DTP Parliamentary Group, when Ahmet Türk resigned. However, in July 2008 Ahmet Türk became, once again, chairman of the DTP.
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