Supporters of the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) celebrate the results of the legislative election in Diyarbakir on June 7, 2015. -AFP
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey: With fireworks and gunshots, Turkey’s Kurds celebrated their biggest-ever breakthrough in Turkish politics on Sunday, revelling in the blow dealt to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Results showed the pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP) and its charismatic leader Selahattin Demirtas easily passed the 10 percent barrier needed to win seats in parliament, with the HDP’s 13 percent vote share guaranteeing them 79 MPs.
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