Democrat Turkey Party
Appearance
Democrat Turkey Party Demokrat Türkiye Partisi | |
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Founded | January 7, 1997 |
Dissolved | 2008 |
Preceded by | True Path Party |
Succeeded by | People's Ascent Party |
Headquarters | Ankara, Turkey |
Ideology | Liberal conservatism |
Political position | Centre-right |
Democrat Turkey Party (Turkish: Demokrat Türkiye Partisi, DTP) is a former political party in Turkey
The party was founded by a group of MPs issued from the True Path Party on 7 January 1997.[1] The chairman of the party was Hüsamettin Cindoruk, who was a former chairman of the True Path Party. The party participated in the coalition government of Mesut Yılmaz (30 June 1997 – 11 January 1999). In the 1999 elections they received less than 1% of the vote. Hüsamettin Cindoruk resigned.[2] In later years they tried to survive with different chairmen and names and in 2008 the party decided to merge with the People's Ascent Party.
References
[edit]- ^ "List of parties" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2013-08-19. Retrieved 2013-07-23.
- ^ Biography (in Turkish)