Five Kurdish parties, which decided to for an alliance after the AKP-MHP alliance called for early elections, visited the Peoples’ Democratic Party of Peoples (HDP) on Friday.

Kurdistan Socialist Party leader Mesut Tek (PSK), Azadi Movement spokesman Ayetullah Aşiti, Kurdistan Freedom Movement (PAC) Chairman Mustafa Ozcelik, Turkey's Kurdistan Democratic Party (PDK-T) Chairman Mehmet Emin Kardeş and the Kurdistan Democratic Platform (KDP) Chairman Sertaç Bucak visited the HDP in Amed.

After the closed door meeting, the participants share some comments with the press, underlining that they have delivered to the HDP a file with 15 requests. 

Building a broad alliance

PAK Chairman Mustafa Özçelik confirming that a file containing 15 requests has been delivered to HDP Co-Chair Pervin Buldan, added: "We want to establish an electoral alliance within the framework of these principles. We had a good and frank conversation. Our friends now will go back to their organisations in order to make a final decision. We would like to establish a broad alliance, beyond the electoral one”.

Requests to be answered quickly

HDP Co-Chair Pervin Buldan stated: "We were very pleased with the visit of the Kurdish parties. As I said before, it is very important to shape a Kurdish alliance for the 24 June election, because this election is going to determine the future of the country and the future of Kurds”. 

As to the requests put forward by the 5 Kurdish parties, Buldan added: “We would like to say that the demands that the delegation has forwarded to us, are common demands we share with the Kurdish people. Of course, these requests are accepted and we will respond to them as soon as possible. We will continue to improve this alliance to make it grow further. We will continue such talks”.