Turkey's pro-Kurdish DTP politicians hold two-day hunger strike

Turkey's pro-Kurdish DTP politicians hold two-day hunger strike

Hurriyet Daily News with wires

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DTP leader Ahmet Turk said several Kurdish-origin lawmakers and mayors are taking part in the protest that began in the southeastern province of Diyarbakir.

 

Police detained more than 200 DTP members in a crackdown against people suspected of links to the PKK terror organization.

 

The constitutional court is currently deliberating a case demanding the closure of the DTP over its alleged links to the terror organization PKK, which launches cross-border attacks against Turkey from bases in northern Iraq. The party has 21 legislators inTurkey’s 550-seat parliament.

 

The PKK is listed as a terrorist group by Turkey and much of the international community, including the EU and the United States.  

 

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