Page 225 - America's Failure to Perceive the PKK

inside; a party openly supported by the PKK had grown stronger.
This clearly showed that during the period known as the Solution
Process, when PKK militants were expected to lay down their
weapons and leave the country, the PKK had not pulled out of the
country at all, but was still operating its oppressive system and this
time, a very different method for breaking Turkey up was being
implemented.

Before moving on to the details, it is very important to make one

point quite clear; the BDP, now known as the HDP, is a legal political
party within the Turkish democratic system. It possesses the same
rights as all other parties in a democracy. It will certainly continue its
work as a legally constituted party under the protection of the state.
Any physical or verbal attack on this party and its members is a grave
blow to democracy and must attract the appropriate legal sanctions.

Goes to Taksim commune

223