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Political parties in Turkey lists political parties in Turkey. Turkey is parliamentary democracy with a multi-party system.
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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 Supreme Electoral Council (Yüksek Seçim Kurulu in Turkish, abbreviated as YSK) and their names were listed in the ballots.
Major parties
| Name | Ideology | Leader | Founded | Vote | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justice and Development Party Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi, AK Parti |
Conservatism, economic liberalism | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan | 2001 | 39.1% | 340 |
| Republican People's Party Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi, CHP |
Kemalism, social democracy | Deniz Baykal | 1923 | 23.1% | 98 |
| Nationalist Movement Party Milliyetçi Hareket Partisi, MHP |
Turkish Nationalism | Devlet Bahçeli | 1969 | 14.29% | 70 |
| Democratic Society Party Demokratik Toplum Partisi, DTP |
Kurdish Nationalism, Social democracy | Ahmet Türk | 2005 | 20 | |
| Democratic Left Party Demokratik Sol Parti, DSP |
Social democracy | Masum Türker | 1985 | 13 | |
| Freedom and Solidarity Party Özgürlük ve Dayanışma Partisi, ÖDP |
Libertarian socialism | Hayri Kozanoğlu | 1996 | 0.15% | 1 |
| Great Union Party Büyük Birlik Partisi, BBP |
Islamist Turkish Nationalism | Muhsin Yazıcıoğlu (died)- Yalçın Topçu | 1993 | 1 |
Minor parties
- Communist Party of Turkey (Türkiye Komünist Partisi, TKP) 0.22%, communist
- Democratic Party (Demokrat Parti, DP) 5.41%, conservative
- Democratic Left People's Party (DSHP),social democrat
- Felicity Party (Saadet Partisi, SP) 2.34%, religious
- Greens of Turkey (Yeşiller Partisi) green politics
- Homeland Party (Yurt Partisi, YP) nationalist
- Independent Republic Party (Bağımsız Cumhuriyet Partisi, BCP) Kemalist
- Independent Turkey Party (Bağımsız Türkiye Partisi, BTP) 0.51%, religious, nationalist
- Labour Party (Emek Partisi, EMEP) 0.08%, socialist
- Liberal Democratic Party 0.1%, liberal
- Motherland Party (Anavatan Partisi, ANAP) liberal
- Nation Party (Millet Partisi, MP) nationalist
- New Party (Yeni Parti) nationalist
- Peace and Democracy Party (Barış ve Demokrasi Partisi, BDP) left wing
- People's Ascent Party (Halkın Yükselişi Partisi, HYP) 0.5%, centrist
- Revolutionary Socialist Worker Party (Devrimci Sosyalist İşçi Partisi, DSİP) Trotskyist
- Rights and Equality Party (Hak ve Eşitlik Partisi, HEPAR) nationalist
- Socialist Democratic Party (Toplumcu Demokratik Parti, TDP) social democratic
- Social Democratic People's Party (Sosyaldemokrat Halk Partisi, SHP) social democratic
- Socialist Democracy Party (Sosyalist Demokrasi Partisi, SDP) socialist
- The Right and Liberties Party (Hak ve Özgürlükler Partisi, HAKPAR) pro-Kurdish
- Turkey Party (Türkiye Partisi, TP) centrist, conservative
- Workers' Party (İşçi Partisi, İP) 0.36% nationalist, socialist
- Young Party (Genç Parti, GP) 3.03% nationalist
Defunct and historical parties
These are some of the parties that were dismantled because of their internal dynamics, mergers, inability to find electoral base or through governmental intervention, for instance following the coups.
Left Wing
- New Turkey Party Yeni Türkiye Partisi (2002-2004), joined CHP
- Revolutionary Workers and Peasants Party of Turkey (Türkiye İhtilâlci İşçi Köylü Partisi)
- Social Democracy Party (SODEP) Merged with People's Party
- People's party (Halkçı Parti) Merged with SODEP
- Social Democratic Populist Party ) (Sosyal Demokrat Halkçı Parti) Merged with CHP
Liberal
- Liberal Republican Party (Serbest Cumhuriyet Fırkası, dissolved itself) (1929)
- Liberal Party (1957) (1957-1958) Joined to CHP
- New Democracy Movement (Yeni Demokrasi Hareketi)
Conservative
- Justice Party (Adalet Partisi, AP) (1962) Closed on 12 September 1980
- Democratic Party (Demokrat Parti, DP) (1946-1961)
- Nation Party (Millet Partisi, MP) (1948-1953 and 1962-1977)
- Democratic Party (Turkey)(1970-1980)
- 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.
- New Turkey Party (1961) (1961-1973)Joined to Justice Party (no relation to above party with the same name)
- Nationalist Task Party (Milliyetçi Çalışma Partisi), replaced by MHP
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)
Banned parties
These are some of the parties that were banned through extraordinary courts or the Constitutional Court of Turkey.
Left-wing
- Workers Party of Turkey (Türkiye İşçi Partisi (1961))
- United Communist Party of Turkey (Türkiye Birleşik Komünist Partisi)
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
Kurdish nationalist
- People's Work Party (Halkın Emek Partisi), banned in July 1993
- Democracy Party (Demokrasi Partisi), banned on 16 June 1994
- People’s Democracy Party (Halkın Demokrasi Partisi), banned on 13 March 2003
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
- List of illegal political parties in Turkey
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