Liberal Democratic Party (Turkey)
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| Liberal Democratic Party Liberal Demokrat Parti |
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| Leader | Cem Toker (2005–) |
| Founded | 1994 |
| Headquarters | Cinnah cad. 22/15 Çankaya Ankara, |
| Ideology | Liberalism |
| European affiliation | none |
| Official colours | White and blue |
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| http://www.ldp.org.tr/ | |
| Politics of Turkey Political parties Elections |
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The Liberal Democratic Party (Liberal Demokrat Parti) is a liberal party in Turkey. LDP was founded in 1994 as Liberal Parti by Turkish entrepreneur Besim Tibuk. Besim Tibuk was the consultant of Turgut Özal till he died in 17 April 1993. After the death of Turgut Özal, Besim Tibuk decided to found a new party to emphasize the liberal movement in Turkey.
After the failure of his party in the 2002 general elections, Tibuk resigned. Cem Toker has been the current leader of LDP since 20 June 2005.
[edit] See also
- Liberalism
- Contributions to liberal theory
- Liberalism worldwide
- List of liberal parties
- Liberal democracy
- Liberalism in Turkey
[edit] External links
- Liberal Democratic Party Official website
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