Rights and Justice Party explained

Rights and Justice Party
Native Name:Hak ve Adalet Partisi
Abbreviation:HAP
Leader:Burhan Ataş
Founder:Yiğit Zeki Öztürk
Foundation:2012
Headquarters:Ankara
Ideology:Turkish nationalism
Populism
Membership: 1,497[1]
Membership Year:2024
Position:Centre
Website:http://www.hakveadaletpartisi.org.tr/
Colours: Red & brown
Country:Turkey

The Rights and Justice Party (Turkish: Hak ve Adalet Partisi, abbreviated HAP) is a political party in Turkey led by Yiğit Zeki Öztürk since 2012. The party describes itself as a Turkish nationalist organisation that rejects the traditional left-right political scale. The party states that it is open to negotiations and alliances with any party.

In the presidential election of 2014, the HAP supported the opposition candidate Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hak ve Adalet Partisi. Court of Cassation. 17 February 2024. Turkish.
  2. Web site: Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu'na Hak ve Adalet Partisi'nden destek.