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]
Democratic Left People's Party Demokratik Sol Halk Partisi | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | DSHP |
| Founder | Hulki Cevizoğlu, Rahşan Ecevit |
| Founded | November 23, 2009 |
| Dissolved | June 12, 2010 |
| Ideology | Kemalism Social democracy |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| International affiliation | Socialist International |
| Colours | White and blue |
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]
Leaders
edit| # | Name | Starts | Ends | Days in office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hulki Cevizoğlu | November 23, 2009 | January 13, 2010 | 1 month 21 days |
| 2 | Rahşan Ecevit | January 17, 2010 | June 12, 2010 | 4 months 26 days |
References
edit- ^ "Başlamadan bitti" (in Turkish). Ntvmsnbc. 2010-01-13. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
- ^ "DSHP'de Cevizoğlu gitti, Ecevit geldi" (in Turkish). CNN Türk. 2010-01-17. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
- ^ "DSHP kapanıyor" (in Turkish). Cumhuriyet. 2010-06-14. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2010-06-27.
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