Country: | Turkey |
Native Name: | Halkın Yükselişi Partisi |
People's Ascent Party | |
Leader: | Ragıp Önder Günay |
Foundation: | 16 February 2005 |
Ideology: | Kemalism Social democracy Centrism Euroscepticism |
Position: | Centre-left |
Dissolved: | 26 February 2018 |
Colours: | White, Red, Green |
Merged: | Association for Defence of National Rights Movement Party |
The People's Ascent Party (Turkish: Halkın Yükselişi Partisi, abbreviated HYP) is a Turkish political party founded by the Istanbul MP and theologian Yaşar Nuri Öztürk on 16 February 2005, adopting the principles of a democratic state of law.
In its manifesto, the party claims to be an advocate of social democracy, seeking to benefit Turkey and the Turkish people on the basis of a participatory and pluralistic democratic platform.
On 22 November 2009, Ragıp Önder Günay was elected the new party leader in 4th convention of HYP.[1]
On 26 February 2018, Party dissolved itself and joined the Association for Defence of National Rights Movement Party.