Independent Turkey Party

Independent Turkey Party

Bağımsız Türkiye Partisi
Independent Turkey Party Bağımsız Türkiye Partisi
Abbreviation	BTP
President	Hüseyin Baş
Secretary-General	Nuri Kaplan
Founded	25 September 2001
Preceded by	Peace Party
Headquarters	Çankırı Caddesi 24, Ulus, Ankara
Newspaper	Yeni Mesaj
Youth wing	BTP Youth
Women's wing	BTP Kadın Kolları
Membership (2024)	12,162
Ideology	Alevi rights; Civic nationalism; Economic nationalism; Kemalism
Colors	Red; White
Slogan	İş 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 / 20,952
Party flag
Website
	www.btp.org.tr
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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

2001 Ata Selçuk
2002 Ali Gedik
2002–2020 Haydar Baş^[4]^[5]^[6]
2020–present Hüseyin Baş

Election results

General Elections

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

Election	Metropolitan Municipalities		Municipalities		Provincial assembly		Leader
Election	Vote	Chairs	Vote	Chairs	Vote	Chairs	Leader
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

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

External links

Party website

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[1] "Bağımsız Türkiye Partisi" (in Turkish). Court of Cassation. Retrieved March 11, 2023.

[BTP-2] "BTP Program (Turkish)". Independent Turkey Party. Archived from the original on 5 February 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2014.

[Yeni_Mesaj-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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