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,
Maoist Communist Party (Turkey) Turkey. MKP is determined to carry out a "Socialist People's War" in Turkey with its armed wing the People's Liberation Army. In 2013 the Party's 3rd congress established the People's Partisan Forces as a second armed wing. The party has two armed wings: in rural areas Peoples' Liberation Army ("Halk Kurtuluş Ordusu" in Turkish, abbreviated as HKO) and in cities People's Partisan Forces ("Partizan Halk Güçleri" in Turkish, abbreviated as PHG). Maoist Youth Union () is the youth organization of MKP. Maoist Women's Union () - is women's organization of MKP. The party has two periodicals titled "Devrimci Demokrasi" (Revolutionary