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Büyük Birlik Partisi

The Great Union Party (Turkish: Büyük Birlik Partisi - BBP) is a far-right nationalist and Islamist political party in Turkey, created in 29 January 1993. [1]. It is considered to be close to the Grey Wolves organization,^[1]^[2] and is related to the "Alperen Ocakları" tendency, which operated a synthesis between Islamism and ultra-nationalism, and separated itself from the Nationalist Work Party (MÇP), the successor of MHP in the 1992, July.[2]. Founder Muhsin Yazıcıoğlu criticized the MHP for lack of religious convictions, thus leading to the creation of this new party. The party has been represented in the Parliament only via electoral coalitions with popular parties. At the last legislative elections, 3 November 2002, the party won 1.1 % of the popular vote and no seats.

1 Hrant Dink's January 2007 assassination
2 See also
3 References
4 External link

[edit] Hrant Dink's January 2007 assassination

Ogün Samast, the teen Turkish ultra-nationalist who assassinated Hrant Dink, a Turkish-Armenian journalist, is said to have links to this political party through its youth organization Alperen Ocakları^[1]^[3] (formerly known as Nizam-ı Alem Ocakları) and to the Grey Wolves.

One of the key figures in the assassination case, Yasin Hayal is a former BBP member and his court expenses are financed by BBP authorities.