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Turkish top court unfreezes pro-Kurdish party's bank accounts

Turkey's top court ruled on Thursday to unfreeze bank accounts of a pro-Kurdish party accused by the state of links to terrorism but likely to have a pivotal role in upcoming elections that are a threat to President Tayyip Erdogan.

The Constitutional Court reversed its own previous narrow ruling to block Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) accounts containing government aid. Its statement gave no reasons.

The HDP, the third-biggest bloc in parliament, is due 539 million lira ($28.5 million) this year in funds for parties.

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