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Democratic Regions Party
Political party in Turkey
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The Democratic Regions Party (Turkish: Demokratik Bölgeler Partisi, DBP, Kurdish: Partiya Herêman a Demokratîk, PHD) is a Kurdish political party in the Republic of Turkey. The pro-minority rights Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) acts as the fraternal party to DBP.
Keskin Bayındır (co-chair)
11 July 2014 (rebranding)
Democratic Regions Party Demokratik Bölgeler Partisi Partiya Herêman a Demokratîk | |
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| Abbreviation | DBP |
| Leader | Çiğdem Kılıçgün Uçar Keskin Bayındır (co-chair) |
| Founded | 2 May 2008 (as Peace and Democracy Party) 11 July 2014 (rebranding) |
| Preceded by | Peace and Democracy Party |
| Headquarters | Barış Manço Cad. 32. Sk. No:37, Balgat – Ankara, Turkey |
| Membership (2026) |  6,902[1] |
| Ideology | Kurdish nationalism[2] Secularism[citation needed] Social democracy[citation needed] Democratic socialism[citation needed] Regionalism[citation needed] |
| Political position | Left-wing[citation needed] |
| National affiliation | Peoples' Democratic Congress Labour and Freedom Alliance Kurdish Freedom and Democracy Alliance |
| Colors | Green, Red and Yellow |
| Grand National Assembly | 2 / 600 |
Development
After the 2014 municipal elections, Peoples' Democratic Party and the pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) were re-organised in a joint structure. On 28 April 2014, the entire parliamentary caucus of BDP joined HDP, whereas BDP was assigned exclusively to representatives on the local administration level.[3][4] The BDP has been said to be more hardline, arguably with closer PKK links, than its parent HDP.[5]
At the 3rd Congress of BDP on 11 July 2014, the name of the party was changed to the Democratic Regions Party and a new structure restricting the activities on the local/regional government level was adopted.[6]
On 30 November 2019, Saliha Aydeniz became the Co-Chair of the party.[7]
On November 12, 2023, Çiğdem Kılıçgün Uçar and Keskin Bayındır were elected as the new co-Chairpersons of the Democratic Regions Party.[8]
