National Parliament Composition
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Government
| Head of State (President) | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (AKP ~ NI) |
| Head of Government (President) | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (AKP ~ NI) |
| Parties in Government | Justice and Development Party (AKP~NI) Nationalist Movement Party (MHP~NI) New Welfare Party (YRP-*) Free Cause Party (HÜDAPAR-*) Democratic Left Party (DSP-*) |
Parties
Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi (AKP)
Justice and Development Party
Leader: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Orientation: Right-wing
EP Affiliation: ~NI (NI-PACE)
EU Stance: Neutral towards EU integration (Chapel Hill data)
Years active: 2001-…
Note: The party is part of the Cumhur İttifakı (People’s Alliance) multiparty alliance (~NI) in the context of the 2023 national parliament election.
Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (CHP)
Republican People’s Party
Leader: Özgür Özel
Orientation: Centre-left
EP Affiliation: S&D (PES, PA, SI, SOC)
EU Stance: In favour of EU integration (Chapel Hill data)
Years active: 1923-…
Note: The party is part of the Millet İttifakı (Nation Alliance) alliance (S&D) in the context of the 2023 national parliament election.
Halkların Demokratik Partisi (HDP)
Peoples’ Democratic Party
Leader: Pervin Buldan & Mithat Sancar
Orientation: Centre-left to left-wing, minority rights
EP Affiliation: S&D (PES, PA, SI, UEL)
EU Stance: In favour of EU integration (Chapel Hill data)
Years active: 2012-…
Note: The party supports the Emek ve Özgürlük İttifakı (Labour and Freedom Alliance) alliance (Greens/EFA) in the context of the 2023 national parliament election. While the party is formally not an option on the ballot paper, some candidates run under the Yeşil Sol Parti party label.
Halkların Eşitlik ve Demokrasi Partisi (DEM)
Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party
Leader: Tulay Hatimoğulları & Tuncer Bakırhan
Orientation: Centre-left to left-wing, minority rights
EP Affiliation: S&D (PES)
EU Stance: In favour of EU integration (Chapel Hill data)
Years active: 2023-…
Note: The party is part of the Emek ve Özgürlük İttifakı (Labour and Freedom Alliance) alliance (Greens/EFA) in the context of the 2023 national parliament election.
Milliyetçi Hareket Partisi (MHP)
Nationalist Movement Party
Leader: Devlet Bahçeli
Orientation: Far-right (Arıkan, 2012, p. 225)
EP Affiliation: ~NI (NI-PACE)
EU Stance: Opposed to EU integration (Chapel Hill data)
Years active: 1969-…
Note: The party is part of the Cumhur İttifakı (People’s Alliance) multiparty alliance in the context of the 2023 national parliament election.
İYİ Parti (İYİ)
Good Party
Leader: Müsavat Dervişoğlu
Orientation: Centre-right
EP Affiliation: ~RE (ALDE-PACE)
EU Stance: Somewhat in favour of EU integration (Chapel Hill data)
Years active: 2017-…
Note: The party is part of the Millet İttifakı (Nation Alliance) alliance (S&D) in the context of the 2023 national parliament election.
Demokrasi ve Atılım Partisi (DEVA)
Democracy and Progress Party
Leader: Ali Babacan
Orientation: Centre-right
EP Affiliation: *
EU Stance: In favour of EU integration
Years active: 2020-…
Note: The party supports the Millet İttifakı (Nation Alliance) alliance (S&D) in the context of the 2023 national parliament election. While the party is formally not an option on the ballot paper, some candidates run under the CHP party label.
Memleket Partisi (MP)
Homeland Party
Leader: Muharrem İnce
Orientation: Centre
EP Affiliation: *
EU Stance: In favour of EU integration
Years active: 2021-…
Gelecek Partisi (GP)
Future Party
Leader: Ahmet Davutoğlu
Orientation: Centre-right
EP Affiliation: ~NI (NI-PACE)
EU Stance: In favour of EU integration
Years active: 2019-…
Note: The party supports the Millet İttifakı (Nation Alliance) alliance (S&D) in the context of the 2023 national parliament election. While the party is formally not an option on the ballot paper, some candidates run under the CHP party label.
Saadet Partisi (SP)
Felicity Party
Leader: Temel Karamollaoğlu
Orientation: Conservative
EP Affiliation: ~NI (NI-PACE)
EU Stance: Opposed to EU integration
Years active: 2001-…
Note: The party supports the Millet İttifakı (Nation Alliance) alliance (S&D) in the context of the 2023 national parliament election. While the party is formally not an option on the ballot paper, some candidates run under the CHP party label.
Zafer Partisi (ZP)
Victory Party
Leader: Ümit Özdağ
Orientation: Right-Wing, nationalist
EP affiliation: *
EU Stance: Opposed to EU integration
Years active: 2021-…
Note: The party is part of the Ata İttifakı (Ancestral Alliance) alliance (*) in the context of the 2023 national parliament election.
Yeniden Refah Partisi (YRP)
New Welfare Party
Leader: Fatih Erbakan
Orientation: Islamism
EP Affiliation: *
EU Stance: Strongly opposed to EU integration(Chapel Hill data)
Years active: 2018-…
Note: The party is part of the Cumhur İttifakı (People’s Alliance) alliance (~NI) in the context of the 2023 national parliament election.
Büyük Birlik Partisi (BBP)
Great Union Party
Leader: Mustafa Destici
Orientation: Right-wing
EP affiliation: *
EU Stance: Opposed to EU integration
Years active: 1993-…
Note: The party is part of the Cumhur İttifakı (People’s Alliance) multiparty alliance (~NI) in the context of the 2023 national parliament election.
Demokrat Parti (DP)
Democratic Party
Leader: Gültekin Uysal
Orientation: Centre-Right
EP affiliation: *
EU Stance: In favour of EU integration
Years active: 2007-…
Note: The party supports the Millet İttifakı (Nation Alliance) alliance (S&D) in the context of the 2023 national parliament election. While the party is formally not an option on the ballot paper, some candidates run under the CHP party label.
Türkiye İşçi Partisi (TİP)
Worker’s Party of Turkey
Leader: Erkan Baş
Orientation: Left-Wing
EP affiliation: *
EU Stance: Neutral towards EU integration (Chapel Hill data)
Years active: 2017-…
Note: The party is part of the Emek ve Özgürlük İttifakı (Labour and Freedom Alliance) alliance (Greens/EFA) in the context of the 2023 national parliament election.
Demokratik Bölgeler Partisi (DBP)
Democratic Regions Party
Leader: Saliha Aydeniz & Keskin Bayındır
Orientation: Regionalism
EP affiliation: *
EU Stance: Neutral towards EU integration
Years active: 2008-…
Hür Dava Partisi (HÜDAPAR)
Free Cause Party
Leader: Zekeriya Yapacıoğlu
Orientation: Far-right, Islamist
EP affiliation: *
EU Stance: Opposed to EU integration
Years active: 2012-…
Note: The party is part of the Cumhur İttifakı (People’s Alliance) multiparty alliance (~NI) in the context of the 2023 national parliament election.
Demokratik Sol Partisi (DSP)
Democratic Left Party
Leader: Önder Aksakal
Orientation: Centre to centre-left, nationalist
EP affiliation: *
EU Stance: Neutral towards EU integration
Years active: 1985-…
Note: The party is part of the Cumhur İttifakı (People’s Alliance) multiparty alliance (~NI) in the context of the 2023 national parliament election.
Emek Partisi (EMEP)
Labour Party
Leader: Seyit Aslan
Orientation: Far-left
EP affiliation: *
EU Stance: Opposed EU integration
Years active: 1996-…
Note: The party is part of the Emek ve Özgürlük İttifakı (Labour and Freedom Alliance) alliance (Greens/EFA) in the context of the 2023 national parliament election.