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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 Turkish 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 2002 legislative elections, the party won 1.1 % of the popular vote and no seats; in the 2007 elections Muhsin Yazıcıoğlu was elected as an independent.

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

[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.

[edit] See also

Anti-Armenianism

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b Turkey/Istanbul – Istanbul Police Chief claims there was no political motivation behind Hrant Dink’s murder!, Sendika (English)
^ http://www.oyvindstrommen.be/wiki//pmwiki.php?n=Main.GroupsAndPoliticalParties, Eurofascism info (English)
^ Turkish Press Yesterday, Turkish Daily News, January 22, 2007 (reactions of Turkish press to Hrant Dink's assassination) (English)

[edit] External links

Official web site

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Current major:	Justice and Development Party (Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi - AK PARTİ) • Motherland Party (Anavatan Partisi - ANAP) • Great Union Party (Büyük Birlik Partisi - BBP) • Republican People's Party (Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi - CHP) • Democratic Party (Demokrat Parti - DP) • Democratic Left Party (Demokratik Sol Parti - DSP) • Democratic Society Party (Demokratik Toplum Partisi - DTP) • Young Party (Genç Parti - GP) • Nationalist Movement Party (Milliyetçi Hareket Partisi - MHP) • Felicity Party (Saadet Partisi - SP)

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Former:	Democratic People's Party (Demokratik Halk Partisi - DEHAP) • Democracy Party (Demokrasi Partisi) (1993) • Tranquility Party (Huzur Partisi) (1983) • Communist Party of Turkey (Türkiye Komünist Partisi - TKP) (1920) • New Turkey Party (Yeni Türkiye Partisi - YTP)

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