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“Erdogan wants a caliphate. We Kurds are in his way. Erdogan can't stop us politically, so he is denouncing us as terrorists.”

Quote by Selahattin Demirtas

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Selahattin Demirtas

Selahattin Demirtaş is a Turkish politician born on April 10, 1973. He was the co-leader of the People's Democratic Party (HDP) and played a significant role in Turkish politics. Demirtaş is known for his radical political stance and advocacy for Kurdish rights. more

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