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Independent Turkey Party

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Independent Turkey Party
Bağımsız Türkiye Partisi
AbbreviationBTP
PresidentHüseyin Baş
Secretary-GeneralNuri Kaplan
Founded25 September 2001 (2001-09-25)
Preceded byPeace Party
HeadquartersÇankırı Caddesi 24, Ulus, Ankara
NewspaperYeni Mesaj
Youth wingBTP Youth
Women's wingBTP Kadın Kolları
Membership (2024)Increase 12,162[1]
IdeologyAlevi rights[2]
Civic nationalism
Economic nationalism[2]
Kemalism[3]
Colors  Red
  White
Sloganİş Aş Haydar Baş (tr: Work, Food, Haydar Baş)
Grand National Assembly
0 / 600
Metropolitan municipalities
0 / 30
District municipalities
0 / 1,351
Provincial councillors
0 / 1,251
Municipal Assemblies
1 / 20,953
Party flag
Flag of the Independent Turkey Party
Website
www.btp.org.tr


The Independent Turkey Party (Turkish: Bağımsız Türkiye Partisi, BTP) is a nationalist and Kemalist[2] political party founded on 25 September 2001 by Haydar Baş, who was succeeded by his son Hüseyin Baş after his death in 2020.

In the June 2015 general election, the BTP received 96,465 votes with no parliamentary seats. In the 2023 Presidential election, the BTP decided to support Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu.

Leaders

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Election results

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General Elections

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Election Votes Share Seats Leader
2002 150,482 0.48%
0 / 550
Haydar Baş
2007 182,095 0.52%
0 / 550
2011 did not contest
2015 Jun 96,475 0.21
0 / 550
2015 Nov 49,297 0.10
0 / 550
2018 did not contest
2023 did not contest Hüseyin Baş

Local Elections

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Election Metropolitan Municipalities Municipalities Provincial assembly Leader
Vote Chairs Vote Chairs Vote Chairs
2004 28,487 0/16 154,519 0/3208 77,193 1/3209 Haydar Baş
2009 51,271 0/16 176,340 3/3274 99,553 5/2931
2014 63,567 0/30 96,707 0/1351 35,363 0/1251
2019 112,685 0/30 137,887 0/1355 26,950 0/1272
2024 177,323 0/30 125,552 0/1363 42,728 0/1282 Hüseyin Baş

References

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  1. ^ "Bağımsız Türkiye Partisi" (in Turkish). Court of Cassation. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "BTP Program (Turkish)". Independent Turkey Party. Archived from the original on 5 February 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Nationalist and Kemalist Stronghold BTP(Turkish)". Yeni Mesaj. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Haydar Baş yine sahneye çıktı". Haber Aktuel (in Turkish). November 24, 2008. Retrieved 2010-09-05.
  5. ^ Erol Önderoğlu (8 February 2010). "Writer Ergündoğan Sentenced for Criticism of Sheikh Baş". Bianet. Retrieved 2010-09-05.
  6. ^ "Prof. Dr. Haydar Baş'ın eserleri". Alaturka (in Turkish). 26 December 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-26.
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