Independent Republican Party (Turkey)

Independent Republican Party
Bağımsız Cumhuriyet Partisi
AbbreviationBCP[1]
PresidentHakkı Karğın[2]
Secretary-GeneralAteş Çehreli
FounderMümtaz Soysal
Founded24 July 2002 (2002-07-24)[3]
HeadquartersBayındır 1. Sokak 15/13 06450 Kızılay, Çankaya, Ankara
NewspaperPusula
Membership (2024)Decrease 11[4]
IdeologyKemalism
Republicanism
Full independence
Sloganfor managing Turkey from Turkey
Website
https://bcp.org.tr/

The Independent Republican Party (Turkish: Bağımsız Cumhuriyet Partisi, BCP) is a Kemalist political party defends republicanism and full independence in Turkey. It was founded by constitutional law professor Mümtaz Soysal and many academics on 24 July 2002.[5]

Party joined the Turkey Alliance in 2023 and supports Ahmet Özal in the 2023 Turkish presidential election.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Parti tüzüğü". Bağımsız Cumhuriyet Partisi. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  2. ^ "BCP 5. OLAĞAN GENEL KURULU YAPILDI" (in Turkish). Bağımsız Cumhuriyet Partisi. Archived from the original on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Bağımsız Cumhuriyet Partisi" (in Turkish). Court of Cassation. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Bağımsız Cumhuriyet Partisi" (in Turkish). Court of Cassation. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Yeni bir parti daha kuruldu" (in Turkish). NTV. 24 July 2002. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  6. ^ "Cumhurbaşkanı adayı olmak için şu ana kadar kimler YSK'ya başvurdu?". BBC News Türkçe (in Turkish). 2023-03-21. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
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