HDP’s former co-chairman, Selahattin Demirtas, has been in prison since 2016. Demirtas, who was imprisoned as a result of raids, is still not released despite the decision of the European Court of Human Rights. The jailed politician, who has been involved in political developments through Twitter since his imprisonment, even ran in the Presidential elections in 2018 as a candidate from prison. We have compiled some catchy posts of Demirtas, known for his rhetorical irony on social media, on Twitter in the context of the May 2023 election campaign.<\/p>\n
– On March 17, Demirta\u015f shared a tweet containing the prices of some foodstuffs, referring to the increase in inflation. He called AKP \u2018the disaster of the century\u2019.<\/p>\n
\u201cT\u00fcrkiye is crying its heart out in hunger. Earthquake and flood neglect on the one hand, and increasing poverty on the other. AKP is the disaster of the century.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n T\u00fcrkiye a\u00e7 kar\u0131nla kan a\u011fl\u0131yor. <\/p>\n Bir yanda deprem ve sel ihmalleri, di\u011fer yanda artan yoksulluk…<\/p>\n AKP y\u00fczy\u0131l\u0131n felaketidir. pic.twitter.com\/rh3JbZBdyB<\/a><\/p>\n — Selahattin Demirta\u015f (@hdpdemirtas) March 17, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n