The Turkish Union Party (, TBP) was a right-wing political party in

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, led by İsmail Tezer. It represented the interest of Turkish settlers.

History

The TBP was established in 1979 by retired army officers, and was the Cypriot version of the

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.Vincent E McHale (1983) ''Political parties of Europe'', Greenwood Press, p129 It performed poorly in the 1980 local elections and won only a single seat in

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in the 1981 National Council elections, taken by Tezer. However, in villages populated by Turkish settlers it received 32% of the vote.Mete Hatay (2005
Beyond Numbers: An Inquiry into the Political Integration of the Turkish ‘Settlers’ in Northern Cyprus
PRIO Report Prior to the

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the party merged into the newly established New Dawn Party.

Ideology

The TBP described itself as a

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party. It advocated Northern Cyprus becoming part of Turkey, and courted support from Turkish settlers. Tezer himself had moved to the island from Turkey after the 1974 invasion.

References

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