Independent Turkey Party
Independent Turkey Party Bağımsız Türkiye Partisi | |
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| Abbreviation | BTP |
| President | Hüseyin Baş |
| Secretary-General | Nuri Kaplan |
| Founded | 25 September 2001 |
| Preceded by | Peace Party |
| Headquarters | Çankırı Caddesi 24, Ulus, Ankara |
| Newspaper | Yeni Mesaj |
| Youth wing | BTP Youth |
| Women's wing | BTP Kadın Kolları |
| Membership (2024) |  12,162[1] |
| Ideology | Alevi rights[2] Civic nationalism Economic nationalism[2] Kemalism[3] |
| Colors | Red White |
| Slogan | İş Aş Haydar Baş (tr: Work, Food, Haydar Baş) |
| Grand National Assembly | 0 / 600
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| Metropolitan municipalities | 0 / 30
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| District municipalities | 0 / 1,351
|
| Provincial councillors | 0 / 1,251
|
| Municipal Assemblies | 1 / 20,952
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| Party flag | |
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| Website | |
| www.btp.org.tr | |
The Independent Turkey Party (Turkish: Bağımsız Türkiye Partisi, BTP) is a nationalist and Kemalist[2] political party founded on 25 September 2001 by Haydar Baş, who was succeeded by his son Hüseyin Baş after his death in 2020.
In the June 2015 general election, the BTP received 96,465 votes with no parliamentary seats. In the 2023 Presidential election, the BTP decided to support Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu.
Leaders
[edit]- 2001 Ata Selçuk
- 2002 Ali Gedik
- 2002–2020 Haydar Baş[4][5][6]
- 2020–present Hüseyin Baş
Election results
[edit]General Elections
[edit]| Election | Votes | Share | Seats | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 150,482 | 0.48% | Haydar Baş | |
| 2007 | 182,095 | 0.52% | ||
| 2011 | did not contest | |||
| 2015 Jun | 96,475 | 0.21 | ||
| 2015 Nov | 49,297 | 0.10 | ||
| 2018 | did not contest | |||
| 2023 | did not contest | Hüseyin Baş | ||
Local Elections
[edit]| Election | Metropolitan Municipalities | Municipalities | Provincial assembly | Leader | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote | Chairs | Vote | Chairs | Vote | Chairs | ||
| 2004 | 28,487 | 0/16 | 154,519 | 0/3208 | 77,193 | 1/3209 | Haydar Baş |
| 2009 | 51,271 | 0/16 | 176,340 | 3/3274 | 99,553 | 5/2931 | |
| 2014 | 63,567 | 0/30 | 96,707 | 0/1351 | 35,363 | 0/1251 | |
| 2019 | 112,685 | 0/30 | 137,887 | 0/1355 | 26,950 | 0/1272 | |
| 2024 | 177,323 | 0/30 | 125,552 | 0/1363 | 42,728 | 0/1282 | Hüseyin Baş |
References
[edit]- ^ "Bağımsız Türkiye Partisi" (in Turkish). Court of Cassation. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
- ^ a b c "BTP Program (Turkish)". Independent Turkey Party. Archived from the original on 5 February 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
- ^ "Nationalist and Kemalist Stronghold BTP(Turkish)". Yeni Mesaj. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
- ^ "Haydar Baş yine sahneye çıktı". Haber Aktuel (in Turkish). November 24, 2008. Retrieved 2010-09-05.
- ^ Erol Önderoğlu (8 February 2010). "Writer Ergündoğan Sentenced for Criticism of Sheikh Baş". Bianet. Retrieved 2010-09-05.
- ^ "Prof. Dr. Haydar Baş'ın eserleri". Alaturka (in Turkish). 26 December 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-26.
External links
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