New Turkey Party (1961)
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New Turkey Parti was a former Turkish political party
between 1950 and 1960 was closed by the military rule in 1960. In 1961, a number of new parties were founded to fill the political gap of Democrat Party. New Turkey Party was one of them.
He had also worked for the militrary rule as a Minister of Finance. The party was founded on 13 February 1961. Other important figures in the party were Yüksel Menderes (Adnan Menderes
' son), Aydın Yalçın (academician), Fahrettin Kerim Gökay (former İstanbul
mayor) and Yusuf Azizoğlu, (MD and former Silvan
mayor).
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Background
Democrat Party which was the ruling party of TurkeyTurkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
between 1950 and 1960 was closed by the military rule in 1960. In 1961, a number of new parties were founded to fill the political gap of Democrat Party. New Turkey Party was one of them.
Foundation of the party
The founder of the party was Ekrem Alican, a former Democrat Party representative prior to 1957 .He had also worked for the militrary rule as a Minister of Finance. The party was founded on 13 February 1961. Other important figures in the party were Yüksel Menderes (Adnan Menderes
Adnan Menderes
Adnan Menderes was the first democratically elected Turkish Prime Minister between 1950–1960. He was one of the founders of the Democratic Party in 1946, the fourth legal opposition party of Turkey. He was hanged by the military junta after the 1960 coup d'état, along with two other cabinet...
' son), Aydın Yalçın (academician), Fahrettin Kerim Gökay (former İstanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
mayor) and Yusuf Azizoğlu, (MD and former Silvan
Silvan
Silvan , or Sylvan, may be used as an adjective or as a given name .It may refer to:-People:*Richard Sylvan, Australian logician and environmentalist also known as Richard Routley...
mayor).
Political history
In the elections held on 15 October 1961 the party received 13.7 % of all votes and gained 65 seats in the lower house of the parliament. It was the third party in terms of the seats and fourth party in terms of the votes. The party participated in the 27th government of Turkey (also known as the second coalition government) in which Ekrem Alican was the deputy prime minister between 25 January 1962 and 25 December 1963. In the elections held on 10 October 1965 YTP received only 3.7 % of votes and gained 19 seats. In the elections held on 12 October 1969, the vote percentage of votes further dropped to 2.2 %.Conclusion
In 1973 the party ceased to exist, and the remaining members transferred to other parties notably to Justice PartyJustice Party (Turkey)
The Justice Party was a Turkish political party prominent in the 1960s and 1970s. A descendant of the Democrat Party, the AP was dominated by Süleyman Demirel, who served six times as prime minister, and was in office at the time of the military coup on September 12, 1980...
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