Turkey · Politics / DYP. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
The military and conservative Governments ban the new party, and the DYP is declared illegal and its members persecuted. The Democratic Party (Turkish: Demokrat Parti, DP) is a right-wing, conservative Turkish political party, established by Suleyman Demirel as the True Path Party
The party is legalized and enters Turkish politics for the first time
In the 1991 general elections, the DYP defeated the Motherland Party (Turkish: Anavatan Partisi, ANAP) and the CHP, winning an absolute majority in the Parliament, making Suleyman Demirel Prime Minister once again
Tansu €iller becomes Party Leader of the DYP
The DYP wins the election
After the Susurluk scandal the DYP loses the election to the ANAP led by Mesut Yþlmaz, who formed a coalition with the DYP
Tansu €iller resigns as party leader following the 2002 election defeat, eventually being replaced by Mehmet Agar
The DYP secures 9.55% of the vote in the general election, slightly under the 10% election threshold to enter Parliament. Tansu €iller resigns as party leader following the 2002 election defeat, eventually being replaced by Mehmet Agar
It is announced that DYP and the Motherland Party (ANAP) would merge to form the Democratic Party (Turkish: Demokrat Parti)
It is announced that DYP and the Motherland Party (ANAP) would merge to form the Democratic Party (Turkish: Demokrat Parti)
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