Social Democracy Party (Turkey)

Social Democracy Party
Sosyal Demokrasi Partisi
AbbreviationSODEP
LeaderErdal İnönü
Cezmi Kartay
Founded6 July 1983 (1983-07-06)
Dissolved3 November 1985 (1985-11-03)
Merged intoSHP
HeadquartersAnkara
IdeologySocial democracy[1]
Political positionCentre-left
ColorsOlive, orange

The Social Democracy Party (Turkish: Sosyal Demokrasi Partisi, SODEP) of Turkey was one of the two main parties of Turkey in early 1980s but later on merged with the People's Party to form the Social Democratic Populist Party (SHP) in 1985.[2]

  1. ^ SODEP'i ve Eski-SHP'yi Rahmetle Anarken by Tanıl Bora (in Turkish)
  2. ^ Türkiye’nin 75 yılı, Tempo yayıncılık, İstanbul, 1998