The Rights and Freedoms Party (, , abbreviated HAK-PAR) is a
Kurdish nationalist political party in
Turkey
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.
Advocating
federalism
Federalism is a mode of government that combines a general level of government (a central or federal government) with a regional level of sub-unit governments (e.g., provinces, State (sub-national), states, Canton (administrative division), ca ...
as a means of increasing Kurdish autonomy in the south-east of the country, the party split from the
Democratic People's Party (DEHAP) in 2002. The party's head office is in
Diyarbakır
Diyarbakır is the largest Kurdish-majority city in Turkey. It is the administrative center of Diyarbakır Province.
Situated around a high plateau by the banks of the Tigris river on which stands the historic Diyarbakır Fortress, it is ...
. Until his death in October 2015, the party was headed by
Fehmi Demir.
In the
local elections of 2014, the party won the municipal mayoralty in
Konukbekler,
Muş
Muş (; ; ) is a city in eastern Turkey. It is the seat of Muş Province and Muş District.[İl Beled ...]
, attaining 43,846 votes.
In the
June 2015 general election, HAK-PAR participated for the first time in a general election, winning 58,698 votes.
List of Leaders
Elections
General elections
Local elections
References
{{Kurdish parties in Turkey
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Kurdish nationalism in Turkey
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