People's Democracy Party

This article is about the former party in Turkey. For other uses, see People's Democracy Party (disambiguation).
People's Democracy Party
LeaderMurat Bozlak
ChairpersonMurat Bozlak (1994–1999)
Ahmet Turan Demir (1999–2000)
Murat Bozlak (2000–2003)
FoundedMay 11, 1994 (1994-05-11)
BannedMarch 13, 2003 (2003-03-13)
Preceded byDemocracy Party
Succeeded byDemocratic People's Party
IdeologyKurdish rights
Political positionCentre-left

People's Democracy Party (Turkish: Halkın Demokrasi Partisi, HADEP) was a Kurdish political party in Turkey.[1][2] Murat Bozlak founded the party on 11 May 1994.[3] The party disbanded in 2003.

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