Future Party (Turkey)

The Future Party (Turkish: Gelecek Partisi, GP)[8][9][10][11][12] is a political party in Turkey formed by former Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu.[13] The party was formally founded on 12 December 2019, in opposition to the ruling Justice and Development Party.[14]

Future Party

Gelecek Partisi
LeaderAhmet Davutoğlu
General SecretaryCemalettin Kani Torun
FounderAhmet Davutoğlu
Founded12 December 2019 (2019-12-12)
Split fromJustice and Development Party
HeadquartersÇankaya, Ankara
Membership (2021) 18,281[1]
IdeologyConservatism[2]
Liberal conservatism
Conservative liberalism
Secular liberalism[3][4]
Liberal democracy[5]
Political positionCentre-right[6]
Colors  Green
  White
SloganBizim bir Geleceğimiz var[7]
("We have a Future")
Grand National Assembly
0 / 600
Metropolitan
municipalities
0 / 30
District
municipalities
1 / 1,351
Provincial councillors
0 / 1,251
Municipal Assemblies
0 / 20,498
Website
www.gelecekpartisi.net
For other uses, see Future Party (disambiguation).

History

Formation

The Future Party was founded on 12 December 2019 by Ahmet Davutoğlu, a former foreign minister and prime minister on behalf of the conservative Justice and Development Party (AKP). Having been elected prime minister on 28 August 2014 with the support of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Davutoğlu later opposed the latter's moves to transform Turkey's form of government from a parliamentary to a presidential system. His conflict with Erdoğan culminated in Davutoğlu's resignation from the premiership, effective from 22 May 2016.[15] Following his resignation, Davutoğlu frequently criticized the AKP government, which led the party to launch disciplinary actions against him.[16] In response, he resigned from the AKP on 13 September 2019. He later expressed interest in forming a new party in opposition to President Erdoğan's administration, and ultimately launched the Future Party on 12 December 2019. The new party immediately published a list of 154 founding members which included numerous former AKP officials and affiliates.[17]

Policies

Davutoğlu has stated that the new party would push for a new constitution, a return to a parliamentary system, and education in minority languages.[18] Moreover, the manifesto of the party criticized the supposed current lack of rights for the Kurdish minority.[19]

See also

References
  1. "Gelecek Partisi" (in Turkish). Yargıtay Cumhuriyet Başsavcılığı. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  2. "Turkey's Ali Babacan to offer a detailed reform strategy in his new party programme". Ahval. 27 December 2019.
  3. "Davutoğlu yeni partisini resmen açıkladı". OdaTV (in Turkish). 13 December 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  4. Ragip Soylu (13 December 2019). "Turkey's Davutoglu unveils his breakaway Future party". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  5. "Davutoğlu: Sıfırdan anayasa, parlamenter sistem - Nergis Demirkaya". Gazeteduvar.com.tr.
  6. "People exercised their right to protest at Gezi Park - Future Party". Ahval. 25 February 2020.
  7. "Ahmet Davutoğlu: Siyaset anlayışımız geleneğe bağlı özgürlükçülük". birgun.net.
  8. "Murat Yetkin: Gelecek seçim partiler değil, cepheler arasında olacak". Gazete Duvar. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  9. ""Ali Babacan'ın partisinin adı da 'Garez Partisi' olsun" ". Takvim. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  10. Yetkin, Murat. "Gelecek seçim partiler değil, cepheler arasında olacak". Gazete Oku. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  11. "Future Party". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  12. "Davutoğlu partisinin kuruluş dilekçesini verdi". Konya Ekspres. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  13. Tuvan Gumrukcu (13 December 2019). "Former PM calls for overhaul of Turkey in challenge to Erdogan". Reuters. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  14. Wilks, Andrew; Yıldız, Murat. "Turkey: Former PM and Erdogan ally launches new party". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  15. Letsch, Constanze. "Turkish PM Davutoğlu resigns as President Erdoğan tightens grip". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  16. "Former Turkish PM Davutoğlu launches 'Future Party'". Hürriyet Daily News. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  17. "Gelecek Partisi'nin 154 kişilik kurucular kurulunun en genç üyesi: En azından Davutoğlu'nun diploması var". Independent Turkish. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  18. "Davutoğlu's 'Future Party' promises new constitution, parliamentary system". Duvar. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  19. "Gelecek Partisi - Prograk" (PDF) (in Turkish). 2019. p. 11. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
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