Independent Turkey Party

Independent Turkey Party
Independent Turkey Party; Bağımsız Türkiye Partisi
Abbreviation	BTP
President	Hüseyin Baş
Secretary-General	Nuri Kaplan
Founded	September 25, 2001
Headquarters	Çankırı Caddesi 24, Ulus, Ankara
Newspaper	Yeni Mesaj
Youth wing	BTP Youth
Women's wing	BTP Kadın Kolları
Membership (2021)	6,260[1]
Ideology	Economic nationalism[2]; Alevi rights[2]; Civic nationalism[3]; Kemalism[3]
Political position	Centre[4]
Colors	Red; White
Slogan	İş Aş Haydar Baş (tr: Work, Food, Haydar Bas)
Grand National Assembly	0 / 600
Metropolitan municipalities	0 / 30
District municipalities	0 / 1,351
Provincial councillors	0 / 1,251
Municipal Assemblies	8 / 20,498
Website
	www.btp.org.tr
	Politics of Turkey; Political parties; Elections;

The Independent Turkey Party (Turkish: Bağımsız Türkiye Partisi, BTP) is a nationalist and Kemalist[2] political party founded on 25 September 2001 by Haydar Baş.

In the June 2015 general election, the BTP received 96,465 votes with no parliamentary seats.

Leaders

2001 Ata Selçuk
2002 Ali Gedik
2002-2020 Haydar Baş [5][6][7]
2020-present Hüseyin Baş

Election results

General Elections

Election	Votes	Share	Seats	Leader
2002	150,482	0.48%	0 / 550	Haydar Baş
2007	182,095	0.52%	0 / 550
2011	Did not contest
2015 Jun	96,475	0.21	0 / 550
2015 Nov	49,297	0.10	0 / 550

Local Elections

Election	Metro. Mun.		Municipalities		State assembly		Leader
Election	Vote	Chairs	Vote	Chairs	Vote	Chairs	Leader
2004	28.487	0/16	154.519	0/3208	77.193	1/3209	Haydar Baş
2009	51.271	0/16	176.340	3/3274	99.553	5/2931
2014	63.567	0/30	96.707	0/1.351	35.363	0/1.251

References

"Bağımsız Türkiye Partisi" (in Turkish). Yargıtay Cumhuriyet Başsavcılığı. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
"BTP Program (Turkish)". Independent Turkey Party. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
"Nationalist and Kemalist Stronghold BTP(Turkish)". Yeni Mesaj. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
"BTP is the center of Turkish politics(Turkish)". Yeni Mesaj. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
"Haydar Baş yine sahneye çıktı". Haber Aktuel (in Turkish). November 24, 2008. Retrieved 2010-09-05.
Erol Önderoğlu (8 February 2010). "Writer Ergündoğan Sentenced for Criticism of Sheikh Baş". Bianet. Retrieved 2010-09-05.
"Prof. Dr. Haydar Baş'ın eserleri". Alaturka (in Turkish). 26 December 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-26.

External links

Party website

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[1] "Bağımsız Türkiye Partisi" (in Turkish). Yargıtay Cumhuriyet Başsavcılığı. Retrieved January 15, 2021.

[BTP-2] "BTP Program (Turkish)". Independent Turkey Party. Retrieved 2 July 2014.

[Yeni_Mesaj-3] "Nationalist and Kemalist Stronghold BTP(Turkish)". Yeni Mesaj. Retrieved 21 May 2015.

[Yeni_Mesaj2-4] "BTP is the center of Turkish politics(Turkish)". Yeni Mesaj. Retrieved 21 May 2015.

[5] "Haydar Baş yine sahneye çıktı". Haber Aktuel (in Turkish). November 24, 2008. Retrieved 2010-09-05.

[6] Erol Önderoğlu (8 February 2010). "Writer Ergündoğan Sentenced for Criticism of Sheikh Baş". Bianet. Retrieved 2010-09-05.

[7] "Prof. Dr. Haydar Baş'ın eserleri". Alaturka (in Turkish). 26 December 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-26.

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