THE FIRST OPPOSITION PARTY OF MULTIPARTY LIFE IN TURKISH POLITICAL HISTORY THAT STARTED AFTER THE SECOND WORLD WAR: “NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PARTY" Cover Image

TÜRK SİYASİ TARİHİNDE İKİNCİ DÜNYA SAVAŞI’NIN ARDINDAN BAŞLAYAN ÇOK PARTİLİ HAYATIN İLK MUHALEFET PARTİSİ: “MİLLİ KALKINMA PARTİSİ”
THE FIRST OPPOSITION PARTY OF MULTIPARTY LIFE IN TURKISH POLITICAL HISTORY THAT STARTED AFTER THE SECOND WORLD WAR: “NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PARTY"

Author(s): Uğur Oral
Subject(s): Political history, Government/Political systems, WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), Post-War period (1950 - 1989)
Published by: Sage Yayınları
Keywords: National Development Party; MKP; Nuri Demirağ; Political History Of Turkey;

Summary/Abstract: As the balance of power of the world changed after the Second World War, Turkey did not want to be alone and found it appropriate to cooperate with Western states, especially the United States. This would be possible if Turkey, like all Western states, became democratized. Therefore, İsmet İnönü began to take steps to make the multi-party political life possible. The first to enter through the opening door, namely the first established political party, was the National Development Party. However, this party was not taken seriously despite its identity of being the first opposition party established. It was assumed by the government and the public that it didn't exist. This article is a summary of the unknown democratic journey of the National Development Party, which started the multiparty regime in Turkey after 1945.

  • Issue Year: 12/2020
  • Issue No: 46
  • Page Range: 388-394
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Turkish