The Reformist Democracy Party (Turkish: Islahatçı Demokrasi Partisi, abbreviated IDP) was a right-wing Nationalist political party in Turkey formed on 21 March 1984. In 1991 elections; IDP, Welfare Party and Nationalist Task Party formed an alliance called "Holy Alliance".[1] As a result of a coalition of the three parties, the party was able to gain three seats in the parliament After 1991-1995 term the party failed to gain any seats in the parliament. It was renamed Nation Party on 23 November 1992. Its chairman was Aykut Edibali.
Reformist Democracy Party Islahatçı Demokrasi Partisi | |
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Abbreviation | IDP |
Leader | Aykut Edibali |
Founder | Aykut Edibali |
Founded | 22 March 1984 |
Dissolved | 23 November 1992 |
Succeeded by | Nation Party (Turkey, 1992) |
Ideology | Conservatism Turkish nationalism National conservatism |
References
edit- ^ Akgun, Birol (March 2002). "Twins or Enemies: Comparing Nationalist and Islamist Traditions in Turkish Politics" (PDF). Middle East Review of International Affairs. 6 (1).