List of historical parties in Turkey


Below is the list of historical parties in Turkey. In this list, the parties which merge to create another party are also shown. But, the parties which were closed by the military rule in 1981 and continued with the same name afterwards are not shown.
NameFoundedClosedNotes about termination
Progressive Republican Party19241925Banned
Liberal Republican Party19301930Self dissolved
National Development Party19451958Ceased to exist
Democrat Party19461960Banned
Nation Party19481953Banned
Republican Nation Party19541958Fusion and renaming
Liberty Party19551958Self dissolved
Republican Villagers Nation Party19581968Change identity and name
New Turkey Party19611973Self dissolved
Workers Party of Turkey19611980Banned
Justice Party19611981Closed by the military rule
Nation Party 19621977Self dissolved
Republican Reliance Party19671981Closed by the military rule
National Order Party19701971Banned
Democratic Party19701980Self dissolved
Republican Party19721973Merged into Republican Confidence Party
National Women's Party of Turkey19721981Closed by the military rule
National Salvation Party19721981Closed by the military rule
Socialist Revolution Party19751995Self dissolved
Nationalist Democracy Party19831986Self dissolved
Great Turkey Party19831983Banned
Motherland Party 19832007Merged with True Path Party
People's party19831985Merged with SODEP
Social Democracy Party 19831985Merged with People's Party
Welfare Party19831998Banned
Social Democratic Populist Party19851995Merged into Republican People's Party
Liberal Democrat Party19861986Merged to ANAP
Great Anatolia Party19861992Self dissolved
Democratic Center Party19901991Merged into True Path Party
People's Labor Party19901993Banned
Democracy Party19931994Banned
People’s Democracy Party19942003Banned
Democrat Turkey Party19972008Merged to another party
Virtue Party19972001Islamist Party; banned for violating the secularist articles of the Constitution
New Turkey Party20022004Merged into Republican People's Party
Democratic Society Party20052009Banned for alleged links to the PKK; succeeded by the Peace and Democracy Party
Democratic Left People's Party20092010Self dissolved