List of historical parties in Turkey explained

Below is the list of historical parties in Turkey. In this list, the parties that merged to create another party are also shown. Parties that were closed by the military rule in 1981 and continued with the same name afterwards are not shown.

Name FoundedClosedNotes about termination
1924 1925Banned
1930 1930Self dissolved
19451958Ceased to exist
1946 1960Banned
Nation Party19481953Banned
Republican Nation Party19541958Fusion and renaming
19551958Self dissolved
Republican Villagers Nation Party19581968Change identity and name
1961 1973Self dissolved
19611980Banned
1961 1981Closed by the military rule
Nation Party (Turkey, 1962)19621977Self dissolved
Republican Reliance Party19671981Closed by the military rule
1970 1971Banned
1970 1980Self dissolved
Republican Party19721973Merged into Republican Confidence Party
National Women's Party of Turkey19721981Closed by the military rule
1972 1981Closed by the military rule
Socialist Revolution Party19751995Self dissolved
1983 1986Self dissolved
1983 1983Banned
Motherland Party (ANAP)19832007Merged with True Path Party[1]
19831985 Merged with SODEP [2]
Social Democracy Party (SODEP)19831985Merged with People's Party
Welfare Party1983 1998Banned
Social Democratic Populist Party19851995Merged into Republican People's Party
Liberal Democrat Party19861986Merged to ANAP
Great Anatolia Party19861992Self dissolved
19901991Merged into True Path Party
19901993Banned
19931994Banned
19942003Banned
Democrat Turkey Party19972008Merged to another party
19972001Islamist Party; banned for violating the secularist articles of the Constitution
New Turkey Party2002 2004Merged into Republican People's Party
2005 2009Banned for alleged links to the PKK; succeeded by the Peace and Democracy Party
Democratic Left People's Party20092010Self dissolved
  1. To continue as Democrat Party
  2. To continue as Social Democratic Populist Part