ing ▁a ▁joint ▁campaign ▁work shop ▁in ▁Di yar b ak ı r ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁October . ▁The ▁parties ▁announced ▁that ▁other ▁Kur d ish ▁parties ▁were ▁welcome ▁to ▁join ▁their ▁al liance , ▁while ▁stating ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁intention ▁to ▁form ▁an ▁al liance ▁with ▁the ▁main ▁opposition ▁C HP . ▁On ▁ 6 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁six ▁Kur d ish ▁parties ▁agreed ▁to ▁join ▁H DP ▁after ▁negoti ations . ▁The ▁parties ▁are ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁of ▁Kur dist an , ▁the ▁Fre edom ▁Mov ement , ▁the ▁Revolution ary ▁Eastern ▁Culture ▁Associ ations , ▁the ▁Human ▁and ▁Fre edom ▁Party , ▁the ▁Kur d ish ▁Democratic ▁Platform ▁and ▁the ▁Kur dist an ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁– ▁Turkey . ▁ ▁Cont ro vers ies ▁and ▁issues ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁small ▁number ▁of ▁votes ▁needed ▁to ▁swing ▁the ▁election ▁results ▁in ▁some ▁low - pop ulation ▁districts , ▁local ▁elections ▁in ▁Turkey ▁are ▁known ▁to ▁experience ▁more ▁cases ▁of ▁alleg ed ▁fra ud ▁than ▁legisl ative ▁or ▁president ial ▁elections . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁case ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Turkish ▁local ▁elections ▁where ▁severe ▁cases ▁were ▁reported ▁in ▁An k ara ▁( where ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁mayor al ▁vote ▁remains ▁disput ed ▁to ▁this ▁day ), ▁Y al ova ▁( where ▁the ▁election ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁repeated ) ▁and ▁other ▁important ▁provinces ▁such ▁as ▁Ist an bul , ▁E ski ş eh ir ▁and ▁Ant al ya . ▁The ▁