Peoples' Democratic Party (Turkey) Peoples' Democratic Party (Turkey) The Peoples' Democratic Party (Turkish: "Halkların Demokratik Partisi" (HDP), Kurdish: "Partiya Demokratîk a Gelan"), or Democratic Party of the Peoples, is a pro-minority political party in Turkey. Generally left-wing, the party places a strong emphasis on participatory democracy, radical democracy, feminism, minority rights, youth rights and egalitarianism. It is an associate member of the Party of European Socialists (PES) and consultative member of the Socialist International. Aspiring to fundamentally challenge the existing Turkish-Kurdish divide and other existing parameters in Turkish politics, the HDP was founded in 2012 as the political wing of the Peoples' Democratic Congress,
Concentration of media ownership in Turkey owners except for one (Burak Akbay) have major investments outside of media that depend on state contracts. "BirGün" and "Cumhuriyet"- two critical newspapers with an independent editorial policy- are owned, respectively: by various unions, NGOs and sponsors and by the Cumhuriyet Foundation. With regard to online media, most of the alternative online news platforms survive with the assistance of European Union’s funds and by raising donations. For instance, the Independent Communication Network "Bianet", is mainly funded by the EU Initiative for Democracy and Human Rights. As to news agencies, the largest news agency in Turkey- Anadolu Agency (AA)- is a