The tradition of parties that started with the HEP that was started in 1990 continues with the HDP. Closure cases were brought against seven of the 10 parties and five of them were closed. Almost all of the party chairs served time in prison.

The prison history of the Kurdish movement goes back to the foundation of the Republic. Even though it is not exactly known how many people were sent behind bars due to the Kurdish question, it can be said that the figure is over 300,000. A large portion of this figure belongs to the post-1980 period. In general, it can be seen that the mass arrests take place during the periods in which violence and tension caused through the Kurdish question climbs. Our file, which examines the prison experience of the Kurdish movements, consists of three chapters. The first chapter includes the data of the period between 1925-2010 and its analysis. The second chapter examines the date as to KCK (Kurdistan Communities Union) operations, which started in 2009 and still continue. The final chapter involves the chronology of the political parties preceding the Kurdish question from 1990 to date (from the HEP to HDP), and prison experiences of the figures who served as chairs of these parties. Prepared by: Nuri Fırat / Yılmaz Yıldız - 03 May 2017, Wednesday

Since 2009, the operations that have been launched against the people and institutions linked with the Kurdish movement have been usually carried out under the name of “KCK”. Prepared by Nuri Fırat / Yılmaz Yıldız - 03 May 2017, Wednesday

President Erdoğan has become an AKP member again after three years.

İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality has announced that it had taken Jimmy Wales, the founder of Wikipedia which was blocked by Information Technologies and Communications Authority (BTK) off the guest list of the World Cities Expo İstanbul 2017.

European Commissioner Hahn has said that Turkey is moving away from a European perspective, and the future ties might be established on an economic cooperation.

A detention warrant has been issued for HDP Diyarbakır MP Aydoğan who was released on April 21. Aydoğan’s attorney Güleç has said that they will challenge the decision.

13 of 16 academics taken into custody after being discharged from the Dicle University through the Statutory Decree No. 689 have been released after giving testimony.

Amed City Theatre was reaching approximately 35 thousand spectators a year. The Cegerxwin Culture and Arts Center was graduating 100 students a year and was employing 30 teachers.

The governance under the State of Emergency, which has been introduced following the July 15 coup attempt and will soon be in force for one year, has pretty much damaged the ties with the European Union due to the violation of the journalism rights as well as the fundamental rights and freedoms.

16 academics discharged from the Dicle University through the Statutory Decree No. 689 have been taken into custody.

165 people who wanted to march to the Taksim Square were detained during May 1 Workers' Day.

Police have attacked a group of people gathering in Zincirlikuyu district of İstanbul to March to Taksim Square for May 1 celebrations.

HDP Urfa MP Ayhan has been detained at the GAP Airport in Urfa.

May 1 celebrations in Ankara will be held on Tandoğan Square by the Confederation of Trade Unions of Turkey and on Kolej Square by Confederation of Progressive Trade Unions of Turkey as well as Confederation of Public Laborer's Unions.

The United Public Labor Union has rallied in Taksim to mark the workers who lost their lives on May 1, 1977.

Hotel workers haven’t been allowed to enter the Taksim Square. Waiting with work documents in their hands, the workers are worried that their “bosses may not believe that they couldn’t enter the square despite the work document”.

Two new statutory decrees have been issued discharging some public officials, returning some back to their positions and closing some associations.

The people who wanted to get to the Taksim Square on May 1 were detained on the İstiklal Street last night. Police detained two others walking towards the Taksim Square this morning.

The trustees appointed to the municipalities held by Democratic Regions Party terminated artistic production in the municipalities.