Participatory Democracy Party
Kurdish:
Turkish: Katılımcı Demokrasi Partisi, KADEP
CountryTurkey
Colorcode
  1. 088A29
FounderŞerafettin Elçi
LeaderLütfi Baksi
Founded19 December 2006
MergedTurkey Kurdistan Democratic Party
SplitDemocratic People's Party
IdeologySocial democracy
Kurdish nationalism
PositionCentre-left
Dissolved27 May 2019

Participatory Democracy Party (Turkish: Katılımcı Demokrasi Partisi, KADEP) was a pro-Kurdish rights party in Turkey. The party was created in 2006 by Şerafettin Elçi, the former Minister of Public Works.[1][2][3][4]

In the 2011 Turkish general election, Elçi ran with the Labour, Democracy and Freedom Bloc; it was elected in the Diyarbakır Province.

On May 27 2019, the party merged into the Turkey Kurdistan Democratic Party.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Şerafettin Elçi kimdir?" (in Turkish). Akşam. 2013-07-12. Retrieved 2013-07-15.
  2. ^ "Kürt siyaseti Elçi'sini kaybetti" (in Turkish). Hürriyet. 2012-12-26. Retrieved 2013-07-15.
  3. ^ "Flaş! Şerafettin Elçi öldü" (in Turkish). Habertürk. 2012-12-26. Retrieved 2013-07-15.
  4. ^ "KADEP lideri Elçi, Kürtler için özyönetim istedi" (in Turkish). Radikal. 2012-01-30. Retrieved 2013-07-15.