Reformist Democracy Party

Reformist Democracy Party
Islahatçı Demokrasi Partisi
AbbreviationIDP
LeaderAykut Edibali
FounderAykut Edibali
Founded22 March 1984
Dissolved23 November 1992
Succeeded byNation Party (Turkey, 1992)
IdeologyConservatism
Turkish nationalism
National conservatism

The Reformist Democracy Party (Turkish: Islahatçı Demokrasi Partisi, abbreviated IDP) was a right-wing Nationalist political party in Turkey formed on 21 March 1984. In 1991 elections; IDP, Welfare Party and Nationalist Task Party formed an alliance called "Holy Alliance".[1] As a result of a coalition of the three parties, the party was able to gain three seats in the parliament After 1991-1995 term the party failed to gain any seats in the parliament. It was renamed Nation Party on 23 November 1992. Its chairman was Aykut Edibali.

  1. ^ Akgun, Birol (March 2002). "Twins or Enemies: Comparing Nationalist and Islamist Traditions in Turkish Politics" (PDF). Middle East Review of International Affairs. 6 (1).