1st Edition

Political Parties and Democracy in Turkey

Edited By Jacob M. Landau, Metin Heper Copyright 1991
242 Pages
by Routledge

242 Pages
by Routledge

242 Pages
by Routledge

Since the establishment in 1945 of a constitutional democracy, political parties have figured prominently in Turkish politics. This book, first published in 1991, examines the role they have played. Key features of the political culture of the Turkish republic have created dilemmas for multi-party democracy: Atatürkism still exerts a powerful influence on the country’s bureaucratic and military... Read more

1. Introduction Metin Heper  2. Political Parties in Turkey: An Overview Dankwart A. Rustow  3. Atatürk and Political Parties C.H. Dodd  4. The Republican People’s Party, 1923-45 Kemal H. Karpat  5. The Progressive Republican Party, 1924-25 Feroz Ahmad  6. The Free Party, 1930 Walter F. Weiker  7. The Republican People’s Party, 1945-80 Frank Tachau  8. The Democratic Party, 1946-60 Ali Yaşar Saribay  9. The Justice Party, 1961-80 Avner Levi  10. The Motherland Party, 1983-89 Üstün Ergüder  11. The Social Democratic Populist Party, 1983-89 Andrew Mango  12. The True Path Party, 1983-89 Feride Acar  13. Conclusion Jacob M. Landau

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Landau, Jacob M.; Heper, Metin