Republican People's Party
The Republican People's Party (Turkish: [Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help), CHP) is the oldest political party in Turkey. Their ideologies are social democracy and Kemalism.
They are currently the second largest party in the Turkish Parliament, with 132 out of 550 seats and they form the Main Opposition of Turkey. Their founder is Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and their current leader is Özgür 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
- 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)
Republican People's Party Media
Flag of the Republican People's Party
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and his Prime Minister İsmet İnönü, 1936. İnönü would succeed him as president and CHP chairman after his death.
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The Six Arrows statue in the garden of the Grand National Assembly during the 4th Republican People's Party Ordinary Convention, 1935
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The CHP (Then known with the acronym "CHF") sponsored many nation building projects throughout the 1930s, such as People's Courses.
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Bülent Ecevit with Nicolae Ceaușescu, 1978
Republic Protest in Anıtkabir, Atatürk's mausoleum
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Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu during the 2017 March for Justice
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Party headquarters in Ankara, showing a banner urging a "no" vote in the 2017 referendum on establishing a presidential system.
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Other websites
Media related to Republican People's Party at Wikimedia Commons
- Party official website Archived 2011-04-04 at the Wayback Machine (in English)