| Leader | Mevlüt İlik |
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| Founded | October 19, 1992 (1992-10-19) |
| Banned | November 23, 1993 (1993-11-23) |
| Preceded by | People's Labor Party |
| Succeeded by | Democracy Party |
| Ideology | Social democracy Kurdish nationalism |
| Political position | Centre-left |
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Freedom and Democracy Party (Turkish: Özgürlük ve Demokrasi Partisi, ÖZDEP) was a pro-Kurdish rights party in Turkey. The party was created in October 1992 after the People's Labor Party (HEP) was banned.[1] Four months after its formation, ÖZDEP was banned by the constitutional court of Turkey on charges of supporting self-determination and for conducting bureaucratic services in the Kurdish language.[2][3] In an appeal to the European Court of Human Rights, Turkey was ordered to pay compensation for the closure of the party in December 1999.[4]
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