Country of origin information report Turkey March 2007

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Democratic Society Movement (DTH)/Democratic Society Party (DTP)
19.34 As reported on the website of the Office of the Prime Minister of Turkey Directorate General of Press and Information on 27 December 2004 (quoting the Turkish Daily News):
“A group of 14 activists, including four former Democracy Party (DEP) deputies Leyla Zana, Orhan Dogan, Selim Sadak and Hatip Dicle, held their first meeting in Diyarbakir this weekend to lay the groundwork to form a new political party. Dogan, reading from a 12-page manifesto outlining the new movement’s principles, said that they planned to found a new party called the Democratic Society Movement (DTH) that would campaign for policies based up on the will of the people. Dogan said, ‘For now, the DHT will limit itself to voicing its opinion on Turkey’s democratization and the Kurdish problem.’ He added that the DTH fully supported Turkey’s efforts to join the European Union.” [36g]
19.35 On 22 February 2006 Kurdishinfo.com reported that:
“Provincial chairman of Democratic Society Party (DTP) from Van, Hasan Ciftci, who was taken into custody [on 21 February] with 22 persons after the press statement which was made by Democratic People Initiative on 18th February in front of Blue Plaza, was arrested yesterday night by Van High Criminal Court, because of his declaration which was published on [the pro-PKK] ROJ TV before, with a reason of ‘forwarding people to grudge and enmity’. 22 persons; among them there was county commissioner of Van Central Bazi Bor and a child, [were] released and they will judge [sic] without being prisoner.” [40a]