True Path Party Doğru Yol Partisi | |
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Leader | Ahmet Nusret Tuna (1983) Yıldırım Avcı (1983–1985) Hüsamettin Cindoruk (1985–1987) Süleyman Demirel (1987–1993) Tansu Çiller (1993–2002) Mehmet Ağar (2002–2007) |
Founded | 23 June 1983 |
Dissolved | 27 May 2007 |
Preceded by | Justice Party Great Turkey Party |
Succeeded by | Democrat Party |
Headquarters | Ankara, Turkey |
Ideology | |
Political position | Centre-right |
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The True Path Party (Turkish: Doğru Yol Partisi, DYP) was a centre-right political party in Turkey, active from 1983 to 2007.[7] For most of its history, the party's central figure was Süleyman Demirel, a former Prime Minister of Turkey who previously led the Justice Party (AP) before it was shut down in the aftermath of the 1980 military coup. The DYP was widely considered the successor of both the AP and the Democrat Party (DP), active in Turkey's early multi-party period.[8]