Country: | Turkey |
Native Name: | Demokratik Sol Halk Partisi |
Democratic Left People's Party | |
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Abbreviation: | DSHP |
Founder: | Hulki Cevizoğlu, Rahşan Ecevit |
Ideology: | Kemalism Social democracy |
Position: | Centre-left |
International: | Socialist International |
Colours: | White and blue |
Democratic Left People's Party (Turkish: Demokratik Sol Halk Partisi, DSHP) was a short-lived political party in Turkey. It was founded by ex-members of Democratic Left Party, led by Rahşan Ecevit. Its founding leader was Hulki Cevizoğlu. Cevizoğlu quit the office on January 13, 2010.[1] In the founder's meeting on January 17, 2010, Rahşan Ecevit was elected as new leader.[2]
In May 2010, after Deniz Baykal's resignation of leadership of Republican People's Party, major left-wing party in Turkey, there was strong support for Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu in the left-wing media. Rahşan Ecevit also supported Kılıçdaroğlu for the sake of unity in the left-wing. She joined the CHP congress on May 22, 2010, when Kılıçdaroğlu was elected as the new leader. Finally, the founder's board chose to close the party on June 12, 2010.[3]
Name | Starts | Ends | Days in office | |
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1 | November 23, 2009 | January 13, 2010 | 1 month 21 days | |
2 | January 17, 2010 | June 12, 2010 | 4 months 26 days | |