Democratic Left Party (Turkey)


Democratic Left Party
Demokratik Sol Parti
LeaderÖnder Aksakal
FoundersRahşan Ecevit
Founded14 November 1985
Split fromRepublican People's Party
HeadquartersMareşal Fevzi Çakmak Cad.17, Beşevler - Ankara, Turkey
Membership (2024)Decrease 25,570[1]
IdeologyEcevitism
Kemalism[2]
Social democracy[2]
Turkish nationalism[3]
Left-wing nationalism[4]
Political positionCentre-left
National affiliationPeople's Alliance
ColoursWhite and light blue
Grand National Assembly
1 / 600
District municipalities
1 / 922
Belde Municipalities
1 / 388
Municipal Assemblies
28 / 20,952
Website
https://www.dsp.org.tr/

The Democratic Left Party (Turkish: Demokratik Sol Parti, abbreviated DSP) is a Turkish political party, founded on 14 November 1985 by Rahşan Ecevit.

  1. ^ "Demokratik Sol Parti" (in Turkish). Court of Cassation. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b Nordsieck, Wolfram (2009). "Turkey". Parties and Elections in Europe. Archived from the original on 29 April 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  3. ^ @siyasiposting (31 March 2020). "Bülent Ecevit'in milliyetçilik üzerine sözleri" (Tweet) (in Turkish) – via Twitter.
  4. ^ "'DSP, sol kavramını Türkiye'de millileştiren tek partidir'".

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