AS Party
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Abbreviation | ASP |
Chairman | Cavit Kayıkçı |
Founded | 3 February 2015 |
Headquarters | Ankara,Turkey |
Membership(2024) | ![]() |
Ideology | Pro-military |
Slogan | 'Civilian military' |
TheAS Party(Turkish:AS Parti,ASP) is a Turkishpolitical partyformed on 3 February 2015.[2]Its leader is Cavit Kayıkcı and uses the slogan "civilian military" on its logo.
The ASP is largely composed of retired junior officers of theTurkish Armed Forces(TSK) and seeks to represent soldiers' interests in politics. The party aims to provide a platform for officers to have a larger say inTurkish politicswhile improving civil-military relations that have historically been strained. The party claims that it speaks on behalf of over 1 million people, including military officers and their families.[citation needed]
Activities
[edit]On 17 January 2018, theConstitutional Court of Turkeythrew out a case involving the closure of the party, on the grounds that it had dissolved and had not undergone any congresses as required by law.[3]
On 18 May 2018, the AS Party announced its support for thePeople's Alliancein the forthcoming24 June 2018 general elections.[4]
References
[edit]- ^"As Parti"(in Turkish).Court of Cassation.Archivedfrom the original on 4 January 2022.Retrieved10 January2022.
- ^"AS Parti kuruldu - Haberler".Milliyet.com.tr:80.Archivedfrom the original on 2015-03-07.Retrieved2018-05-21.
- ^"AYM'den As Parti'nin kapatılmasına ret - Cumhuriyet Siyaset Haberleri".Cumhuriyet.com.tr. 2018-01-17.Archivedfrom the original on 2018-05-22.Retrieved2018-05-21.
- ^Mynet."AS Parti'den Cumhur İttifakı'na destek! - Seçim Haberleri".Mynet.com.Archivedfrom the original on 2018-06-12.Retrieved2018-05-21.