Vice-President of Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party Cahit Ozkan says the Turkish government is planning to shut down the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party, adding that the people have lost hope in this political party, Anadolu reports.

Earlier, leader of the Nationalist Movement Party Devlet Bahceli had also talked about the shutdown of the pro-Kurdish political party, adding that the shutdown of the political party is of “vital importance”.