Jailed former co-chair of pro-Kurdish HDP escorted to father’s funeral by gendarmes Link > Article (News) / Shared By KurdishDB / No Comments Figen YüksekdağPeoples' Democratic Party (HDP) Former co-chair of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Figen Yüksekdağ, who has been in prison since November 2016 on terrorism-related charges, was escorted to her father’s funeral by the gendarmerie yesterday, Turkish media reported.