Republican People's Party
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TheRepublican People's Party(Turkish:Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi,CHP) is the oldestpolitical partyinTurkey.Their ideologies aresocial democracyandKemalism.
They are currently the second largest party in theTurkish Parliament,with 132 out of 550 seats and they form theMain Oppositionof Turkey. Their founder isMustafa Kemal Atatürkand their current leader isÖzgür Özel.
On September 7, 1919, Turkish nationalists established a resistance organisation against the invasion of Turkey. On September 9, 1923, the organisation officially declared itself as a political party and it was the Republican People's Party.
Leaders of the CHP
[change|change source]- Mustafa Kemal Atatürk(1923–1938); known as the "Great Leader and Eternal Chief"
- İsmet İnönü(1938–1972); known as the "Everlasting Leader and National Chief"
- Bülent Ecevit(1972–1980); known as the "Legendary Leader"
- Deniz Baykal(1992–1995)
- Hikmet Çetin(1995)
- Deniz Baykal(1995–1999)
- Altan Öymen(1999–2000)
- Deniz Baykal(2000–2010)
- Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu(2010–2023)
- Özgür Özel(2023–present)
Other websites
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Media related toRepublican People's Partyat Wikimedia Commons
- Party official websiteArchived2011-04-04 at theWayback Machine(in English)