The Independent Republican Party (Turkish: Bağımsız Cumhuriyet Partisi, BCP) is a Kemalist political party defends republicanism and full independence in Turkey. It was founded by constitutional law professor Mümtaz Soysal and many academics on 24 July 2002.[5]
Independent Republican Party Bağımsız Cumhuriyet Partisi | |
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| Abbreviation | BCP[1] |
| President | Hakkı Karğın[2] |
| Secretary-General | Ateş Çehreli |
| Founder | Mümtaz Soysal |
| Founded | 24 July 2002[3] |
| Headquarters | Bayındır 1. Sokak 15/13 06450 Kızılay, Çankaya, Ankara |
| Newspaper | Pusula |
| Membership (2024) |  11[4] |
| Ideology | Kemalism Republicanism Full independence |
| Slogan | for managing Turkey from Turkey |
| Website | |
| https://bcp.org.tr/ | |
Party joined the Turkey Alliance in 2023 and supports Ahmet Özal in the 2023 Turkish presidential election.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Parti tüzüğü". Bağımsız Cumhuriyet Partisi. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- ^ "BCP 5. OLAĞAN GENEL KURULU YAPILDI" (in Turkish). Bağımsız Cumhuriyet Partisi. Archived from the original on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- ^ "Bağımsız Cumhuriyet Partisi" (in Turkish). Court of Cassation. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ "Bağımsız Cumhuriyet Partisi" (in Turkish). Court of Cassation. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ^ "Yeni bir parti daha kuruldu" (in Turkish). NTV. 24 July 2002. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- ^ "Cumhurbaşkanı adayı olmak için şu ana kadar kimler YSK'ya başvurdu?". BBC News Türkçe (in Turkish). 2023-03-21. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
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