Published: January 30th, 2024,
Last updated: May 28th, 2025

A new party with links to the Islamist-authoritarian Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan wants to run in the European elections in Germany. The party is called the Democratic Alliance for Diversity and Awakening (DAVA). In a press release dated Jan. 16, DAVA chairman Teyfik Özcan writes: „We will be fielding high-caliber candidates in the European Parliament elections.“ The three candidates are: