List of political parties in Turkey

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Political parties in Turkey lists political parties in Turkey. Turkey has a multi-party system, with two or three strong parties and a third party that is electorally successful.

Contents 1 The parties 1.1 Major Parties 1.1.1 Left Wing 1.1.2 Right Wing & Conservative 1.2 Minor parties 1.2.1 Left Wing 1.2.2 Right Wing 1.2.3 Liberal 1.2.4 Conservative 1.3 Defunct and historic parties 1.3.1 Left Wing 1.3.2 Conservative 1.3.3 Religious 1.4 Banned Parties 1.4.1 Left Wing 1.4.2 Religious 1.4.3 Alleged Secessionist 2 Illegal organizations 3 See also

[edit] The parties

Major parties are defined as political parties that received more than 10% of the votes in the latest general election (3 November 2002). Minor Parties are defined as political parties that has fulfilled the requirements of the higher electoral council (YSK) and their names were listed in the ballots.

[edit] Major Parties

[edit] Left Wing

• Democratic Left Party (Demokratik Sol Parti) social-democratic (1.2 %)

• Republican People's Party (Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi), nationalist, social-democratic (19.4 %)

[edit] Right Wing & Conservative

• Felicity Party (Saadet Partisi) Islamist (2.5 %)(2001)
• Justice and Development Party (Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi), conservative, moderate Islamist (34.3 %)(2001)
• Motherland Party (Anavatan Partisi), conservative, neo-liberal (5.1 %)(1983)
• Nationalist Movement Party (Milliyetçi Hareket Partisi), far-right nationalist (8.3 %)(1969)
• True Path Party (Doğru Yol Partisi), conservative (9.6 %)
• Youth Party (Genç Parti), nationalist, protectionist (7.2 %)

[edit] Minor parties

[edit] Left Wing

• Communist Party of Turkey (Türkiye Komünist Partisi) communist
• Freedom and Solidarity Party (Özgürlük ve Dayanışma Partisi) socialist
• Labour Party (Emek Partisi) socialist, ex-Hoxhaist
• Social Democratic People's Party (Turkey) (Sosyal Demokrat Halk Partisi) social-democratic
• Socialist Democracy Party (Sosyalist Demokrasi Partisi) left-socialist
• Socialist Democratic Party (Toplumcu Demokratik Parti)
• Workers' Party (İşçi Partisi) Maoist, nationalist

[edit] Right Wing

• Great Union Party (Büyük Birlik Partisi) far-right nationalist, Islamist (1.1 %)
• Homeland Party (Yurt Partisi) nationalist, (0.9 %)

[edit] Liberal

• Liberal Democratic Party (Liberal Demokrat Parti) liberal
• People's Ascent Party (Halkın Yükselişi Partisi)

[edit] Conservative

• Independent Turkey Party (Bağımsız Türkiye Partisi) Islamist, denominational
• Nation Party (Millet Partisi) conservative, denominational
• Righteousness Party (Sağduyu Partisi) conservative, denominational

[edit] Defunct and historic parties

These parties are dismantled because of their internal dynamics, such as mergers, unable to find electoral base, after the coups, etc.

[edit] Left Wing

• New Turkey Party (Yeni Türkiye Partisi, joined CHP)
• Revolutionary Workers and Peasants Party of Turkey
• Social Democratic Populist Party (Sosyal Demokrat Halkçı Parti, merged with CHP)

[edit] Conservative

• Justice Party (Adalet Partisi, AP)(1962) Closed on 12 September 1980
• Democratic Party (Demokrat Parti, DP) (1946-1961)
• Democratic Center Party (Demokratik Merkez Partisi, DMP) Founded on May 17, 1990, merged with DYP on September 14, 1991

[edit] Religious

• National Salvation Party (Milli Selâmet Partisi) Closed 12 September 1980

• Republican Peasants and Nation Party (Cumhuriyetçi Köylü Millet Partisi), merger of two parties, replaced by MHP
• National Development Party (Milli Kalkınma Partisi)
• Free Republican Party (Serbest Cumhuriyet Fırkası), founded and closed in 1930
• New Turkey Party (1960) Yeni Turkiye Partisi (1960),
• New Democracy Movement (Yeni Demokrasi Hareketi)
• Nationalist Task Party (Milliyetçi Çalışma Partisi), replaced by MHP

[edit] Banned Parties

These are the parties that are banned through constitutional court.

[edit] Left Wing

• Workers Party of Turkey (Turkiye Işci Partisi (1961))
• United Communist Party of Turkey (Türkiye Birlesik Komünist Partisi)

[edit] Religious

• Progressive Republican Party (Terakkiperver Cumhuriyet Fırkası), banned at 3 June 1925
• National Order Party (Milli Nizam Partisi), banned at 20 May 1971
• Welfare Party (Refah Partisi), banned at 22 February 1998
• Virtue Party (Fazilet Partisi), banned at 22 June 2001

[edit] Alleged Secessionist

• People's Democracy Party (Halkın Demokrasi Partisi)

[edit] Illegal organizations

• Kurdistan Workers Party (Partiya Karkerên Kurdistan)
• Revolutionary Peoples Liberation Party/Front (DHKP/C) (Dev Sol)
• (Turkish) Kurdish-Hizbullah
• Islamic Party of Kurdistan
• Kurdish Islamic Movement
• Great Eastern Islamic Raiders' Front (İBDA-C)

[edit] See also

• Index of political parties to browse parties by name
• List of political parties to browse parties by country
• List of political parties by ideology to browse parties by name
• Membership of internationals to browse parties by membership of internationals