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Free Cause Party
The Free Cause Party (Turkish: Hür Dava Partisi, HÜDA PAR; Kurdish: Partiya Doza Azad) is a Kurdish Sunni Islamist political party in Turkey. It is centered in the city of Batman, Turkey.
Following the decision to end armed struggle in 2002, activists of the Hizbullah's Menzil group founded an association called "Solidarity with the Oppressed" (Turkish: Mustazaflar ile Dayanışma Derneği or short Mustazaf-Der) in 2003. It also became known as the Movement of the Oppressed (Turkish: Mustazaflar Hareketi). On 18 April 2010, Mustazaf Der organized a mass meeting in Diyarbakır to celebrate the anniversary of the Islamic prophet Muhammad's birthday (known as Mawlid). The Turkish police estimated that the event was attended by 2 million people. The organizers put the figure at over 2.5 million people.
On 20 April 2010, a court in Diyarbakır ordered the closure of the Association for the Oppressed (Mustazaf-Der) on the grounds that it was “conducting activities on behalf of the terrorist organization Hizbollah.” The decision was confirmed by the Court of Cassation on 11 May 2012.
In late 2012, the Movement of the Oppressed announced its will to found a political party, to challenge the hegemony of the left-wing and Kurdish nationalist Peace and Democracy Party. On 17 December 2012, the Free Cause Party (Hür Dava Partisi) was founded. On 9 January 2013, the general headquarters in Ankara was opened.
Societies affiliated with HÜDA PAR operate under the umbrella organisation Lovers of the Prophet (Turkish: Peygamber Sevdalıları, Kurdish: Evindarên Pêyxamber) particularly active in Kurdish Mawlid meetings.
Following the 2014 Kobanî protests and the collapse of the 2013–2015 PKK–Turkey peace process, both part of the broader third phase of the Kurdish–Turkish conflict, riots erupted across Kurdish regions of Turkey. Amnesty International accused HÜDA PAR of collaborating with Turkish police to violently suppress these uprisings, using excessive force that resulted in numerous deaths, particularly in Batman.
The party supported the ruling People's Alliance in the elections of 2023. The party cooperated with AKP in some cities in the local elections of 2024.
The party has been described as "an extreme Islamist party" and as "the political wing of the Iranian-backed Kurdish Hizbullah". The Association for Solidarity with Mustazafs (Turkish: Oppressed) (Mustazaf-Der) was established in 2004 to support those arrested and their families as a result of the police operation named as Beykoz Operation targeting Hezbollah. The association was closed in 2012 on the grounds that it was a continuation of Hezbollah. After the association was closed, then, since it was difficult to close political parties in Turkey, Movement of the Oppressed (Turkish: Mustazaflar Hareketi) continued its activities by founding the Free Cause Party.
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Free Cause Party
The Free Cause Party (Turkish: Hür Dava Partisi, HÜDA PAR; Kurdish: Partiya Doza Azad) is a Kurdish Sunni Islamist political party in Turkey. It is centered in the city of Batman, Turkey.
Following the decision to end armed struggle in 2002, activists of the Hizbullah's Menzil group founded an association called "Solidarity with the Oppressed" (Turkish: Mustazaflar ile Dayanışma Derneği or short Mustazaf-Der) in 2003. It also became known as the Movement of the Oppressed (Turkish: Mustazaflar Hareketi). On 18 April 2010, Mustazaf Der organized a mass meeting in Diyarbakır to celebrate the anniversary of the Islamic prophet Muhammad's birthday (known as Mawlid). The Turkish police estimated that the event was attended by 2 million people. The organizers put the figure at over 2.5 million people.
On 20 April 2010, a court in Diyarbakır ordered the closure of the Association for the Oppressed (Mustazaf-Der) on the grounds that it was “conducting activities on behalf of the terrorist organization Hizbollah.” The decision was confirmed by the Court of Cassation on 11 May 2012.
In late 2012, the Movement of the Oppressed announced its will to found a political party, to challenge the hegemony of the left-wing and Kurdish nationalist Peace and Democracy Party. On 17 December 2012, the Free Cause Party (Hür Dava Partisi) was founded. On 9 January 2013, the general headquarters in Ankara was opened.
Societies affiliated with HÜDA PAR operate under the umbrella organisation Lovers of the Prophet (Turkish: Peygamber Sevdalıları, Kurdish: Evindarên Pêyxamber) particularly active in Kurdish Mawlid meetings.
Following the 2014 Kobanî protests and the collapse of the 2013–2015 PKK–Turkey peace process, both part of the broader third phase of the Kurdish–Turkish conflict, riots erupted across Kurdish regions of Turkey. Amnesty International accused HÜDA PAR of collaborating with Turkish police to violently suppress these uprisings, using excessive force that resulted in numerous deaths, particularly in Batman.
The party supported the ruling People's Alliance in the elections of 2023. The party cooperated with AKP in some cities in the local elections of 2024.
The party has been described as "an extreme Islamist party" and as "the political wing of the Iranian-backed Kurdish Hizbullah". The Association for Solidarity with Mustazafs (Turkish: Oppressed) (Mustazaf-Der) was established in 2004 to support those arrested and their families as a result of the police operation named as Beykoz Operation targeting Hezbollah. The association was closed in 2012 on the grounds that it was a continuation of Hezbollah. After the association was closed, then, since it was difficult to close political parties in Turkey, Movement of the Oppressed (Turkish: Mustazaflar Hareketi) continued its activities by founding the Free Cause Party.