Motherland Party (Turkey)

For the party founded in 2011, see Motherland Party (Turkey, 2011).
For other uses, see Motherland Party (disambiguation).
Motherland Party
Anavatan Partisi
AbbreviationANAP
Chairperson
FounderTurgut Özal
Founded20 May 1983; 41 years ago (1983-05-20)
Dissolved31 October 2009; 15 years ago (2009-10-31)
Merged intoDemocrat Party
Succeeded byMotherland Party (unofficial)
HeadquartersIstanbul, Turkey
IdeologyÖzalism[1]
Neoliberalism[2][3][1]
New Right[1]
Economic liberalism[4][1]
Liberal conservatism[4][1][5]
Decentralisation[6]
Civic nationalism[4][1]
Pro-Europeanism[7]
Political positionCentre-right
Colours  Gold

The Motherland Party (Turkish: Anavatan Partisi, abbreviated as ANAP) was a political party in Turkey. It was founded in 1983 by Turgut Özal.[8] It merged with the Democrat Party in October 2009.

The ANAP was considered a centre-right neoliberal and liberal conservative party that supported restrictions on the role that government can play in the economy and also supported private capital and enterprise and some public expressions of religion. In social policy, it emphasised Islamic values, but represented a different, modern understanding of Islam compared to the Islamist parties; in economic policy it advocated liberalisation and a free market economy.[1] It advocated a kind of neo-conservatism and emphasised the liberalisation of society. Especially since 1991, when Turgut Özal was succeeded by Mesut Yılmaz, many liberal reforms were carried out. The 1983 Turkish general election was won by the new Motherland Party, led by Özal. Although the party was composed of a potentially disruptive mixture of Islamic revivalist and secular liberals, he was able to form a majority government, and briefly, democracy was restored.[9]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Toplumdan Bireye Doğru: Özalizm ve Özalizm'in Türkiyede Yansımaları (Turkish)
  2. ^ Haydaroğlu, Ceyhun; Tatlısu, Satı (30 December 2016). "Turgut Özal Dönemi Yeni Sağ Devlet ve Ekonomik Liberalizm: Devlet ve Piyasa İlişkisinin Politik Ekonomisi". Bilecik Şeyh Edebali Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi (in Turkish). 1 (1): 27–41. Archived from the original on 2 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022. Türkiye'de ise devletçilik politikalarından vazgeçilerek, Neoliberal politikaların uygulandığı 1980'li yıllarda Turgut Özal, önemli bir figür olmuştur.
  3. ^ "The Impact of Motherland Party's Neoliberal Policies on Labour Markets within the Framework of 3Ds in New Work Life" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 31 July 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  4. ^ a b c Parti programı (in Turkish). 31 October 2014. Archived from the original on 10 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  5. ^ Kockel, Ulrich (2004). Connecting Cultures. LIT Verlag Münster. p. 247.
  6. ^ KAMU HİZMETİ ANLAYIŞINDA DEĞİŞİM VE YENİ SAĞ POLİTİKALAR (Turkish)
  7. ^ Türkiye Cumhuriyeti hükümetlerinin Avrupa Birliği politikaları, 1983-2004 (Turkish)
  8. ^ "Motherland Party". countrystudies.us. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
  9. ^ pg. 265. "A History of the Modern Middle East. WestView Publishing, 2013.