Old Soldiers Never Die: The Republican People's Party of Turkey

The Republican People's Party (CHP), Turkey's oldest party, was closed down by the military government in 1981. Since reopening in 1992, it has represented elitist modernism moderated by social democratic rhetoric. It has achieved limited electoral success because of strict domination by i...

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Published in:South European society & politics 2006-09, Vol.11 (3-4), p.559-578
Main Author: Turan, Ilter
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Elitism
Historical Development
Leadership
Modernism
Modernization
Organizational Change
Party Change
Party organization
Political change
Political opposition
Political Parties
Republican parties
Republican People's Party
Rhetoric
Social Democracy
Social Democracy in Turkey
Turkey
Turkish Political Parties
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Summary:The Republican People's Party (CHP), Turkey's oldest party, was closed down by the military government in 1981. Since reopening in 1992, it has represented elitist modernism moderated by social democratic rhetoric. It has achieved limited electoral success because of strict domination by its leader, party infighting and inability to adapt to a changing global environment or to offer solutions to Turkey's domestic and external concerns which the electorate find credible. Currently the main opposition party, its future does not appear promising.
ISSN:1360-8746
1743-9612
DOI:10.1080/13608740600856587