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Selahattin Demirtaş
Selahattin Demirtaş is a Kurdish politician, lawyer and author. He was the co-leader of the left-wing pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), serving alongside Figen Yüksekdağ from 2014 to 2018. Selahattin Demirtaş announced that he left politics after the May 2023 elections.
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culture · Turkish politician · politician · lawyer · writer · also Selahattin Demirtaş, Selahattin Demirtas, Demirtaş
Born 10 April 1973 · Q1395724
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2026· 16 entries
Hürriyet Daily News: DEM Party MPs call for release of Demirtaş after prison visit
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Haberler.com: Critical message from Selahattin Demirtaş from prison
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İnternet Haber: Selahattin Demirtaş'tan kritik mesaj! Cezaevinden yazdı...
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Kurdistan24: Bakırhan: Demirtaş to Attend Next DEM Party Congress
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ANF | Articles: İmralı Delegation visits imprisoned politicians Selahattin Demirtaş and Selçuk Mızraklı
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Haber3: Selahattin Demirtaş için tahliye sinyali! Bakırhan tarih verdi
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Son Dakika: Selahattin Demirtaş için sürpriz çıkış! Tarih verdi: İnşallah bizimle olacak
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Aydınlık: 'Selahattin Demirtaş'a tahliye' iddiaları: DEM Parti'den açıklama
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BirGün: "Eylül ayında tahliye olacak" iddiası: DEM Parti'den Selahattin Demirtaş sorusuna yanıt
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Türkiye Today: Jailed pro-Kurdish leader Demirtas may be released soon, Turkish columnist says
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Haberler.com: Selahattin Demirtaş tahliye mi oldu? SON DAKİKA! Selahattin Demirtaş ne zaman tahliye olacak, Türkiye Yasası Selahattin Demirtaş'ı kapsıyor mu?
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Haberler.com: MHP said 'within the scope of the law,' and a date was given for Demirtaş's release.
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Sözcü Gazetesi: Selahattin Demirtaş'tan çerçeve yasa mesajı
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Dünya Gazetesi: Selahattin Demirtaş tahliye olacak mı, çıkacak mı?
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En Son Haber: Selahattin Demirtas
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2025· 1 entry
haberler.com: Selahattin Demirtaş tahliye olacak mı? SON DAKİKA! Selahattin Demirtaş davası ertelendi mi, neden ertelendi?
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2024· 1 entry
Doğrula rated the claim “Selahattin Demirtaş’ın mektubunda Meral Beştaş Danış’a destek istediği iddiası” Yanlış.
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2023· 4 entries
Doğrula rated the claim “Selahattin Demirtaş’a ait olduğu iddia edilen kimliğin gerçek olduğu iddiası” Yanlış.
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Doğruluk Payı rated the claim “Bir Twitter hesabı tarafından 9 Mart 2023 tarihinde yapılan paylaşımda 2009 tarihli bir haberde Meral Akşener ve Selahattin Demirtaş’ın 2009 yılında karşılıklı dans ettiği ifade edildiği iddia edildi.” Yanlış.
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Elections, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said that releasing Demirtaş would not be possible under his governance
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A short story by Demirtaş titled My Handsome One appeared in Kurdistan +100: Stories from a Future State, an anthology of short stories by thirteen contemporary Kurdish writers
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2022· 1 entry
Doğruluk Payı rated the claim “Bir Twitter hesabı tarafından 22 Ağustos 2022 tarihinde paylaşılan videodaki şarkı söyleyen kişinin Selahattin Demirtaş’ın kızı Delal Demirtaş olduğu iddia edildi.” Yanlış.
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2020· 2 entries
BeyazGazete: Selahattin Demirtaş Biyografisi
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The book Leylan was published and Demirtaş acknowledged he would prefer a career in literature than the one in politics
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2019· 1 entry
Demirtaş defended his statement in court, arguing that he was responding to how posters were met with panzers and truncheons, and that he is opposed to erecting statues of Öcalan
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2017· 1 entry
Career landmark: HDP Co-chair (2017–2018).
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2016· 3 entries
Claimed: “Türkiye Cumhuriyeti’nin en kapsamlı valiler kararnamesini geçen ay gördük. 50 vali bir gecede yer değiştirdi. Çoğu görevden alındı. Yerlerine yenileri atandı.” — rated Doğruluk Payı Yoktur by Doğruluk Payı.
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Campaign: 2016 to 2018 Presidential election.
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Violated his freedom of speech and the right of joining to the elections
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2015· 6 entries
Claimed: “Ortadoğu'dan Türkiye'ye sığınan hiç kimse mülteci statüsü alamıyor. Sadece Avrupa'dan gelen sığınmacılar bu statüyü alabiliyorlar.” — rated Doğruluk Payı Vardır by Doğruluk Payı.
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Claimed: “Türkiye Cumhuriyeti ordusu NATO’nun en büyük ordusu, yanılmıyorsam dünyanın da en büyük 3’üncü ordusudur.” — rated Doğruluk Payı Yoktur by Doğruluk Payı.
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Claimed: “Sağlık Bakanlığı'nın bütçesi 1,5 katrilyon, Diyanet İşleri Başkanlığı'nın 5 katrilyon.” — rated Büyük Oranda Doğruluk Payı Yoktur by Doğruluk Payı.
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Claimed: “Barajı aşamazsak yüzde 18 civarında irade parlamentoya yansımayacak demektir.” — rated Kısmen Doğruluk Payı Vardır by Doğruluk Payı.
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Career landmark: member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (2015–2015).
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Career landmark: member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (2015–2018).
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2014· 7 entries
Claimed: “2009 yılından beri İsrail’le en yüksek ticaret yaşandı.” — rated Doğruluk Payı Vardır by Doğruluk Payı.
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Claimed: “İstanbul Borsası'nın yüzde 60'ı yabancı sermayenin elinde” — rated Doğruluk Payı Vardır by Doğruluk Payı.
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Campaign: 2014 Presidential election.
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Which resulted in the death of over 50 people despite it having called for an investigation on the events leading to the deaths in parliament which was turned down by the Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the Natio
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Demirtaş and Figen Yüksekdağ were elected as the co-chairs of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) – a new initiative originating from a three-year-old coalition of the BDP and various different political parties and orga
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Career landmark: HDP Co-chair (2014–2017).
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Career landmark: member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (2014–2015).
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2011· 1 entry
Career landmark: member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (2011–2014).
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2010· 1 entry
And elected Selahattin Demirtaş and Gültan Kışanak as its new co-chairs
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2009· 1 entry
For the parties alleged connections to the PKK, and the DTP MPs moved to the Peace and Democracy Party (BDP)
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2007· 2 entries
At which time he stood as one of the 'Thousand Hope Candidates' for the DTP and several other democratic organizations in Turkey
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Career landmark: member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (2007–2011).
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2000· 1 entry
Became a member of the executive committee at the Diyarbakır branch of the Human Rights Association (IHD)
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1993· 1 entry
After which he enrolled at the Ankara University Law Faculty
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1973· 1 entry
Born 1973-04-10.
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