New Party (Turkey)

Not to be confused with New Party (Turkey, 1993).

New Party
Yeni Parti
FounderAlper Tunga Aytaş
Mehmet Ali Türk
Founded23 June 2008
Dissolved20 May 2012
Succeeded byRights and Equality Party (HEPAR)
IdeologyKemalism
ColoursRed

The New Party (Turkish: Yeni Parti, YP) is a former political party in Turkey that was founded on 23 June 2008. Adhering to the principles of Kemalism, the party merged with the Rights and Equality Party (HEPAR) in 2012 without contesting any elections.[1] Former leaders include Tuncay Özkan, who led the party despite being imprisoned following the Ergenekon trials.[2][3] The party's colours were primarily red and the party logo was that of the Sun.

  1. ^ Extreme nationalism in Turkey embraced by all parties adicaldemocrat.blog.com 8 April 2013 [dead link]
  2. ^ "Tuncay Özkan Yeni Parti'nin başında". haber7.com (in Turkish).
  3. ^ "Tuncay Özkan tutuklandı". internethaber.com (in Turkish). 27 September 2008.