Liberal Democratic Party (Turkey)

Liberal Democratic Party
Leader	Cem Toker (2005–)
Founded	1994
Headquarters	Meşrutiyet caddesi No: 23 Kızılay – Ankara
Ideology	Classical liberalism
Political position	Centrism
European affiliation	none
Colours	White and blue
Website
http://www.ldp.org.tr/
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The Liberal Democratic Party (Turkish: Liberal Demokrat Parti) is a classical liberal party in Turkey. LDP was founded in 1994 as Liberal Parti by Turkish entrepreneur Besim Tibuk. Tibuk was the advisor of Turkish President Turgut Özal until Özal died on 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.

Turkish general elections performance

Election date	Party leader	Total votes	Percentage of the total votes	Deputies (number)
Turkish general election, 1999	Besim Tibuk	127,174	0.41%	0/550
Turkish general election, 2002	Besim Tibuk	89,177	0.28%	0/550
Turkish general election, 2007	Cem Toker	36,717	0.10%	0/550
Turkish general election, 2011	Cem Toker	15,599	0.04%	0/550
Turkish general election, June 2015	Cem Toker	27,167	0.06%	0/550
Turkish general election, November 2015	Cem Toker	26,816	0.06%	0/550

See also

• Classical liberalism
• Libertarianism
• Contributions to liberal theory
• Liberalism worldwide
• List of liberal parties
• Liberal democracy
• Liberalism in Turkey

External links

• Liberal Democratic Party Official website