Political parties in Turkey lists political parties in Turkey. Turkey has a multi-party system, with two or three strong parties and a third party that is electorally successful.

The parties

Political Parties That Received More Than % 5 of the Votes in the Latest General Election (3rd of November 2002)

• Justice and Development Party (Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi), conservative, moderate Islamist
• Republican People's Party (Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi), social-democratic, nationalist
• True Path Party (Doğru Yol Partisi), conservative
• Nationalist Movement Party (Milliyetçi Hareket Partisi), far-right nationalist
• Youth Party (Genç Parti), nationalist, protectionist
• Democratic People's Party (Demokratik Halk Partisi), left-wing, pro-Kurdish
• Motherland Party (Anavatan Partisi), conservative, neo-liberal

Other Well-Known Parties

• Felicity Party (Saadet Partisi) Islamist
• Democratic Left Party (Demokratik Sol Parti) social-democratic, nationalist
• Communist Party of Turkey (Türkiye Komünist Partisi) communist
• Liberal Democratic Party (Liberal Demokrat Parti) liberal
• Workers'Party (İşçi Partisi) Maoist, nationalist
• Nation Party (Millet Partisi) conservative, denominational
• Great Union Party (Büyük Birlik Partisi) far-right nationalist, Islamist
• Freedom and Solidarity Party (Özgürlük ve Dayanışma Partisi) socialist
• Labour Party (Emeğin Partisi) socialist, ex-Hoxhaist
• Social Democratic People's Party (Sosyal Demokrat Halk Partisi) social-democratic
• Socialist Democracy Party (Sosyalist Demokrasi Partisi) Communist

Former Well-Known Parties

• People's Democracy Party (Halkın Demokrasi Partisi), banned by the Constitutional Court
• Virtue Party (Fazilet Partisi), banned by the Constitutional Court
• Welfare Party (Refah Partisi), banned by the Constitutional Court
• New Turkey Party (Yeni Türkiye Partisi)
• New Democracy Movement (Yeni Demokrasi Hareketi)
• Nationalist Task Party (Milliyetçi Çalışma Partisi), replaced by MHP
• Justice Party (Adalet Partisi)
• National Salvation Party (Milli Selâmet Partisi)
• National Order Party (Milli Nizam Partisi)
• Democratic Party (Demokrat Parti)
• Republican Peasants and Nation Party (Cumhuriyetçi Köylü Millet Partisi), merger of two parties, replaced by MHP
• National Development Party (Milli Kalkınma Partisi)
• Free Republican Party (Serbest Cumhuriyet Fırkası), founded and closed in 1930
• Progressive Republican Party (Terakkiperver Cumhuriyet Fırkası), banned in mid-1920s
• Revolutionary Workers and Peasants Party of Turkey

See also

• Index of political parties to browse parties by name
• List of political parties to browse parties by country
• List of political parties by ideology to browse parties by name
• Membership of internationals to browse parties by membership of internationals
• Grey Wolves
• Liberalism in Turkey