The True Path Party ( tr, DoÄŸru Yol Partisi), abbreviated to DYP, is a
centre-right
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,
conservative
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Turkish political party, established by the lawyer
Çetin Özaçıkgöz
Çetin Özaçıkgöz (born 1943) is a Turkish politician and lawyer who currently serves as the leader of the True Path Party (DYP) in Turkey. Özaçıkgöz re-established the DYP in 2007 after the original True Path Party changed its name to Demo ...
in 2007. It got 0.15% of the votes in
the general elections of 2011.
It is not to be confused with the True Path Party founded in 1983 by
Ahmet Nusret Tuna
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Etymology
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, which was renamed to
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in 2007.
See also
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Politics of Turkey
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List of political parties in Turkey
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Democratic Party (Turkey, current)
The Democrat Party ( tr, Demokrat Parti), abbreviated to DP, is a liberal conservative Turkish political party, established by Ahmet Nusret Tuna in 1983 as the True Path Party ( tr, DoÄŸru Yol Partisi or DYP). It succeeded the historical Democ ...
References
External links
True Path Party official website
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1983 establishments in Turkey
Liberal conservative parties in Turkey
Political parties established in 1983
Political parties in Turkey