Anatolia Party Anadolu Partisi | |
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| President | Emine Ülker Tarhan |
| Deputy President | Yunus Yunusoğlu |
| Founded | 14 November 2014[1] |
| Dissolved | 21 December 2015[2] |
| Split from | Republican People's Party |
| Headquarters | Ankara |
| Ideology | Social democracy Environmentalism Laicism Progressivism Feminism Kemalism Civic nationalism |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| Colours | Blue, orange & yellow |
The Anatolia Party (Turkish: Anadolu Partisi, abbreviated AnaParti) was a political party in Turkey led by Emine Ülker Tarhan.[3] It was founded on 14 November 2014 following Tarhan's resignation from the Republican People's Party (CHP) due to disillusionment with the leadership of Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu.[4] Its logo is composed of a rising sun with a sunflower, representing Anatolia and Thrace respectively.[3] The party's name was subject to a legal complaint by former MP Yılmaz Hastürk, who claimed that the political parties law in Turkey forbade party names to refer to geographic regions, though a former party was named Great Anatolia Party without facing legal problems.[5]
After a disappointing result at the June 2015 general election (where the party won just 0.06% of the vote), Tarhan decided to boycott the snap general election in November. The party's performance at the June general election and the decision to boycott the November general election gave rise to inner-party arguments, resulting in the executive taking the decision to disband the party in December 2015.[6]
- ^ "Emine Ülker Tarhan Anadolu Partisi'ni kuruyor". Haberturk. 15 November 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ^ "Partisini Kapatan Tarhan'dan HDP İtirafı: İlahlar İşaret Etmişti". Haberler. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ^ a b "Anadolu Partisi (Ana Parti) kuruldu... Emine Ülker Tarhan kimdir?". Hurriyet. 14 November 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ^ "Emine Ülker Tarhan'dan istifa açıklaması". Milliyet. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ^ "Anadolu Partisi'nin adına itiraz". Sozcu. 17 November 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ^ "Anadolu Partisi kapanıyor". Odatv. 11 December 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2016.