In this file photo, the then-co-chair of the HDP Selahattin Demirtaş delivers a speech in Istanbul during a rally, Istanbul, Turkey, June 5, 2016. (Photo: AFP)
A woman holds up a photo of Kurdish leader Selahattin Demirtas in a demonstration to protest against the Turkish government's policy on November 4, 2016, in Frankfurt, Germany (Photo: Boris Roessler, DPA/AFP)
A Turkish soldier holds a trumpet with the Turkish flag as taking part in a parade during the celebration of Turkey's Republic Day in Istanbul. (Photo: Emrah Gurel/ AP)
A woman holds up a photo of Kurdish leader Selahattin Demirtas in a demonstration to protest against the Turkish government's policy on November 4, 2016, in Frankfurt, Germany (Photo: Boris Roessler, DPA/AFP)
Turkey's Chairman of Homeland (Memleket) Party Muharrem Ince makes a statement after applying for the Presidency candidacy to the Supreme Election Board (YSK) in Ankara on March 20, 2023 (Photo: Adem ALTAN/AFP)
Turkey's Republican People's Party (CHP) Chairman and Presidential candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu (C), Turkey's Rights Democracy Party (HDP) Co-Chairs Pervin Buldan (L) and Mithat Sancar (R) hold a press conference. (Photo: Adem Altan/ AFP)
A Turkish flag waving over rubbles of destroyed buildings in Antakya, Hatay, a week after a deadly earthquake struck parts of Turkey and Syria, Feb. 14, 2023. (Photo: Hassan Ayadi/AFP)
A naval officer checks the Turkish flag over a ship during an annual NATO naval exercise on Turkey's western coast on the Mediterranean, Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022. (Photo: Khalil Hamra/ AP)
