True Path Party
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The True Path Party (
History
The party was established in 1983 and it claimed that it was the exclusive successor of the Justice Party, which at the time also claimed to be a successor of
While the party proved able to maintain a presence in local politics after its 2002 ouster from parliament, the DYP appeared likely to again fail to enter parliament in the 2007 election. In response, the leadership of the DYP and that of the conservative Motherland Party (ANAP) announced their intention to merge under the name of the former Democratic Party (DP). Ultimately, the ANAP pulled out of the merger, though the True Path Party went through with the rebranding, and transformed into the new Democratic Party (DP) in May 2007. The new DP only polled 6% in the election, and remained out of the Grand National Assembly until 2018, when it received one seat on the Good Party list.
Successor party
DYP rebranded itself to the Democratic Party in its 2007 Congress, however Çetin Özaçıkgöz reestablished the DYP. It received 0.15% of the votes in the 2011 elections.
Election results
Election | Votes | Seats | Role | |||
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# | % | Rank | # | ± | ||
1987 | 4,587,062 | 19.1 | 3rd | 59 / 450
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new | Opposition |
1991 | 6,600,726 | 27.0 | 1st | 178 / 450
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119 | Coalition government |
1995 | 5,396,009 | 19.2 | 3rd | 135 / 550
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43 | Coalition government |
1999 | 3,745,417 | 12.0 | 5th | 85 / 550
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50 | Opposition |
2002 | 2,997,065 | 9.5 | 3rd | 0 / 550
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85 | Extra-parliamentary opposition |
Prominent members
Party leaders
- Ahmet Nusret Tuna (1983)
- Yıldırım Avcı (1983–1985)
- Hüsamettin Cindoruk (1985–1987)
- Süleyman Demirel (1987–1993)
- Tansu Çiller (1993–2002)
- Mehmet Ağar (2002–2007)
Prime Ministers of Turkey
- Süleyman Demirel (1991–1993)
- Tansu Çiller (1993–1996)
Presidents of Turkey
- Süleyman Demirel (1993–2000)
References
- ^ SÜLEYMAN DEMİREL'İN ARDINDAN
- ^ Türkiye popülizmin babasını kaybetti
- ^ Türkiye Cumhuriyeti hükümetlerinin Avrupa Birliği politikaları, 1983-2004
- ^ Rubin, Barry (2013). Political Parties in Turkey. p. 82.
- ^ Cook, C.; Paxton, J. (2000). European Political Facts of the Twentieth Century. Springer. p. 366.
- ISBN 1-85043-300-3.
- ^ Heper, Metin; Landau, Jacob M. (1991), pp.189-190
- ^ "Turkey". parties-and-elections.eu. Retrieved 9 March 2018.