Former co-chair of the HDP, politician and lawyer
Selahattin Demirtaş is a Turkish politician, lawyer and writer. He served as co-chair of the Peace and Democracy Party from 2010 to 2014, and of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) from 2014 to 2018. He has been held in Edirne Prison since 4 November 2016, and announced after the May 2023 elections that he was leaving politics.
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DEM Party Ağrı Deputy Sırrı Sakık met with Selahattin Demirtaş in Edirne. He demanded that the freedom of imprisoned politicians not be tied to a framework law, and that decisions of the ECtHR and the Constitutional Court be implemented.
In an interview with T24's Murat Sabuncu, New Party Chairman Özgür Özel highlighted the seventh article of the framework law regarding democratization and rejected criticism that he created opposition between Abdullah Öcalan and Selahattin Demirtaş, saying "I am not in favor of stirring conflict."
+2: Gazete Oksijen and Karar 
At its meeting on September 15-16, 2026, the committee, citing rulings by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), called on Türkiye to ensure the "immediate release" of former HDP co-chairs Selahattin Demirtaş and Figen Yüksekdağ. It also requested clarification on whether the new law covers applicants in the Demirtaş case file.
+2: Agos and Kısa Dalga +3: Bianet, Agos and Kısa Dalga 
+2: BirGün and Tele2 Haber CHP Chairman Özgür Özel criticized the "My Family Is Safe" operation on three points and said that rather than Abdullah Öcalan's new residence, Selahattin Demirtaş reuniting with his home would contribute more to the process.
