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.
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[edit] The parties
Major parties are defined as political parties that received more than 10% of the votes in the latest general election (22 July 2007) and/or represented in parliament. 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
| Name | Ideology | Leader | Founded | Vote | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justice and Development Party Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi |
Conservative Neo-Liberalism | Tayyip Erdoğan | 2001 | 46.66% | 340 |
| Republican People's Party Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi |
Social democracy | Deniz Baykal | 1923 | 20.85% | 98 |
| Nationalist Movement Party Milliyetçi Hareket Partisi |
Right wing Turkish Nationalism | Devlet Bahçeli | 1969 | 14.29% | 70 |
| Democratic Left Party Demokratik Sol Parti |
Social Democracy | Zeki Sezer | 1985 | 13 | |
| Freedom and Solidarity Party Özgürlük ve Dayanışma Partisi |
Libertarian Socialism | Ufuk Uras | 1996 | 0.15% | 1 |
| Great Union Party Büyük Birlik Partisi |
Islamist Turkish Nationalism | Muhsin Yazıcıoğlu | 1993 | 1 |
[edit] Minor parties
| Name | Ideology | Leader | Founded | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Communist Party of Turkey Türkiye Komünist Partisi |
Marxist-Leninist Communism | Aydemir Güler | 2001 | 0.22% |
| Democratic Party Demokrat Parti |
Conservatism | Mehmet Ağar | 2007 | 5.41% |
| Felicity Party Saadet Partisi |
Radical Islamism | Recai Kutan | 2001 | 2.34% |
| Homeland Party Yurt Partisi |
Turkish Nationalism | Saadettin Tantan | 2002 | |
| Independent Turkey Party Bağımsız Türkiye Partisi |
Islamist Turkish Nationalism | Haydar Baş | 2001 | 0.51% |
| Labour Party Emek Partisi |
Communism | Levent Tüzel | 1996 | 0.08% |
| Liberal Democratic Party Liberal Demokrat Parti |
Liberalism | Cem Toker | 1994 | 0.1% |
| Motherland Party Anavatan Partisi |
Neo - Liberalism | Erkan Mumcu | 1983 | |
| Nation Party Millet Partisi |
Turkish Nationalism | Aykut Edebali | 1992 | |
| People's Ascent Party Halkın Yükselişi Partisi |
Centrism | Yaşar Nuri Öztürk | 2005 | 0.5% |
| Socialist Democratic Party Toplumcu Demokratik Parti |
Social Democracy | Sema Pişkinsüt | 2002 | |
| Social Democratic People's Party Sosyaldemokrat Halk Partisi |
Social Democracy | Murat Karayalçın | 2002 | |
| Socialist Democracy Party Sosyalist Demokrasi Partisi |
Socialism | Filiz Koçali | 2002 | |
| Workers' Party İşçi Partisi |
Socialist Turkish Nationalism | Doğu Perinçek | 1992 | 0.36% |
| Young Party Genç Parti |
Turkish Nationalism | Cem Uzan | 2002 | 3.03% |
[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 (Türkiye İhtilâlci İşçi Köylü Partisi)
- Social Democratic Populist Party (Sosyal Demokrat Halkçı Parti, merged with CHP)
[edit] Liberal
- Liberal Republican Party (Serbest Cumhuriyet Fırkası, dissolved itself) (1929)
[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 into DYP on September 14, 1991
- True Path Party (Doğru Yol Partisi), conservative (9.6 %) (1983), merged with Motherland Party into Democrat Party (Turkey, 2007) in 2007.
[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)
- 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
- Bolshevik Party (North Kurdistan-Turkey)
- Communist Party of Turkey/Marxist-Leninist
- Communist Workers Party of Turkey
- Marxist-Leninist Communist Party (Marksist-Leninist Komünist Partisi), communist/marxist-leninist
- 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)
- Revolutionary People's Liberation Party/Front (DHKP-C)
- Fascist Party of Turkey
[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
- Communist Party of Turkey for a list of communist parties in Turkey
