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The Young Party (Turkish: Genç Parti) is a nationalist, protectionist political party in Turkey. In the last legislative elections on 3 November 2002, the party won 7.2% of the popular vote and no seats.

It must be considered as a big success for a political party to gain such vote when considered that it was their first election.

At first, it was seen as the only major threat to Ak Parti on the right with its leader Cem Uzan being the owner of Star TV and Star newspaper, but invesigations into the businesses of the Uzan family have largely discredited the party and it does not seem likely that they will recover.

Cem Uzan used his newspaper and TV station to the best of his ability to promote his party, why he has been labelled a Turkish version of Silvio Berlusconi. When he was under investigation, he used advertising space between the first and second halves of champions league football games to launch political assaults upon his opponents.

As a result of Cem Uzan and a few person like Former Parliament Adil Asirim, former Parliament Gonul Alphan and some new faces like Av.Kaan Aytug and Umur Yumuturug being the only recognisable members of the party, it is difficult to see it survive much longer.