The New Dawn Party (, YDP; also translated "New Birth Party" or "Rebirth Party") was a political party in
Northern Cyprus
Northern Cyprus, officially the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), is a ''de facto'' state that comprises the northeastern portion of the Geography of Cyprus, island of Cyprus. It is List of states with limited recognition, recognis ...
. It represented the interest of
Turkish settlers, and published the ''Yeni Doğuş'' newspaper.
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History
The YDP was established prior to the 1985 elections
The following elections occurred in the year 1985.
Africa
* 1985 Cape Verdean parliamentary election
* 1985 Gabonese legislative election
* 1985 Ivorian parliamentary election
* 1985 Ivorian presidential election
* 1985 Lesotho general election
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, absorbing the Turkish Union Party.[Mete Hatay (2005]
Beyond Numbers: An Inquiry into the Political Integration of the Turkish ‘Settlers’ in Northern Cyprus
PRIO Report It received 8.8% of the vote, winning four seats in the elections. Amongst the Turkish settler community it received 47% of the vote.[
In the 1990 elections it ran as part of the Party of Democratic Struggle, an alliance with the ]Republican Turkish Party
The Republican Turkish Party (, CTP; ) is a social-democratic political party in Northern Cyprus. The party was founded in 1970 by Ahmet Mithat Berberoğlu, a lawyer, in opposition to the leadership of Fazıl Küçük and Rauf Denktaş.
On 30 ...
(CTP) and Communal Liberation Party
The Communal Liberation Party (, TKP) was a left-wing political party in Northern Cyprus.
History
The TKP was established in 1976 by Alpay Durduran.Vincent E McHale (1983) ''Political parties of Europe'', Greenwood Press, p109 It won six of t ...
(TKP), which was formed to oppose the ruling National Unity Party The National Unity Party, National United Party, Party of National Unity or National Unity Front may refer to:
* National United Party of Afghanistan (founded 2003)
* National Unity Party (Albania)
* National United Party (Armenia), defunct
* Natio ...
.[Nicos Trimikliniotis, Umut Bozkurt (2012) ''Beyond a Divided Cyprus: A State and Society in Transformation'', Palgrave Macmillan, p177] The alliance lost the elections, and the CTP and TKP MPs subsequently boycotted the Assembly of the Republic, leaving just the four members of the YDP as the opposition in the Assembly.
Prior to the 1993 elections the YDP merged into the Democratic Party.[
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Ideology
The YDP was an umbrella party for Turkish settlers, and its members held a wide range of political beliefs, including socialism, nationalism, liberalism and Islamism.[
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See also
*Rebirth Party (Northern Cyprus)
The Rebirth Party (, YDP) is a political party in Northern Cyprus. It was founded on 7 October 2016. Its leader is Erhan Arıklı, a professor, and its Secretary General is Turan Büyükyılmaz. Arıklı has stated that the ideological basis of th ...
References
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