Peace and Democracy Party
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The Peace and Democracy Party ) is a political party in the Republic of Turkey
. It succeeded the Democratic Society Party
(DTP) following the closure of the latter party for its alleged connections with the PKK, which is listed as a terrorist organization by the EU.
The BDP has observer status in the Socialist International
.
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. It succeeded the Democratic Society Party
Democratic Society Party
The Democratic Society Party was a Kurdish 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...
(DTP) following the closure of the latter party for its alleged connections with the PKK, which is listed as a terrorist organization by the EU.
The BDP has observer status in the Socialist International
Socialist International
The Socialist International is a worldwide organization of democratic socialist, social democratic and labour political parties. It was formed in 1951.- History :...
.