Party of the Greens and the Left Future explained

Country:Turkey
Native Name:Yeşiller ve Sol Gelecek Partisi
Party of Greens and the Left Future
Abbreviation:YEŞİL SOL PARTİ
YSP, YSGP
Leader1 Title:Co-Spokespersons
Leader1 Name:Ahmet Asena
Didem Betül Göçer
Foundation: (first)
(second)[1]
Merger:Equality and Democracy Party
Greens Party (first)
Merged:Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (first)
Ideology:Green politics
Left-libertarianism
Anti-capitalism
Alter-globalization
Direct democracy
Secularism
Position:Centre-left to left-wing
National:Peoples' Democratic Congress
Labour and Freedom Alliance
European:European Green Party associate member[2]
Headquarters:Atatürk Bulvarı No:88 Daire: 16 ÇankayaAnkara
Seats1 Title:Grand National Assembly

Party of Greens and the Left Future (Turkish: Yeşiller ve Sol Gelecek Partisi, YSGP), abbreviated as Green Left Party (Turkish: Yeşil Sol Parti, YSP), is a green and left-libertarian party in Turkey.

History

The first YSP was founded on 25 November 2012 as a merger of the Greens Party and the Equality and Democracy Party. The party changed its name in April 2016. Prominent members include Murat Belge, left-wing political author and former columnist for Taraf; Kutluğ Ataman, filmmaker and contemporary artist; and Ufuk Uras, former Istanbul deputy and president of the Freedom and Solidarity Party (ÖDP).

The party is one of the participants in the Peoples' Democratic Congress (HDK), a political initiative instrumental in founding the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) in 2012.

Their chairpersons were temporarily arrested in February 2018 but released with a travel ban for the exterior and under monitoring of the police. They were charged over social media activity and books in their possession.[3]

In the 2023 parliamentary election, members of the HDK most famously the HDP ran on the YSP list because of the threat of a ban. YSP was transformed into the Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party on 15 October 2023 and a new YSP was founded in November of the same year.

Political positions

The party supports decentralization and advocates for significantly shifting central powers to local governments.[4]

The party has formally acknowledged the Armenian genocide.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Yeşil Sol Parti. tr . 22 February 2024. Court of Cassation.
  2. Web site: Turkey . 30 October 2023 .
  3. Web site: Stop the leaders of the Turkish Green Party from being jailed under false charges. European Greens. en. 2020-03-26. 2023-05-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20230523070020/https://europeangreens.eu/news/stop-leaders-turkish-green-party-being-jailed-under-false-charges. dead.
  4. Web site: Umudun siyasetini birlikte büyütmek için. 2023-09-30. September 2021. TR. yesilsolparti.org.
  5. Web site: Turkey's Green Party recognizes Armenian Genocide | ARMENPRESS Armenian News Agency . Armenpress.am . April 23, 2015 .