ENG - The Democratic Left Party (Turkish: Demokratik Sol Parti, DSP) is a Turkish political party.
The DSP, a social democratic oriented party, was registered on November 14, 1985 by Rahşan Ecevit, wife of Bülent Ecevit, as he was banned from political life after the 1980 coup d'état.
In 1986 Bülent Ecevit addressed the DSP convention in Ankara, declaring his support for the party.
In 1988, Necdet Karababa was elected as the new party leader. However, the next year, Ecevit was reelected as party chairman in the party convention. Two years later in 1991, the DSP received 10.75% of the votes in the elections allowing the party to have 7 seats in the Parliament. This also meant the return of Ecevit to the Parliament after 11 years.
In 1997, the DSP became a partner of a ...
Süleyman Yağız, yaptığı yazılı açıklamada, DSP Genel Başkanlığı için “olur olmaz kişilerin adlarının geçtiği” gerekçesiyle, DSP Genel Sekreterliği görevinden istifa ettiğini açıkladı. Partide, iki kez genel sekreterlik yapmış birisi olarak tercihinin, Zeki Sezer’in yeniden genel başkan seçilmesi yönünde olduğunu ifade eden Yağız, “Ki, bu tercihim, örgütlerimizden yükselen sesin de ifadesidir. Ben bu tercihimi kamuoyu önünde çok daha net ve açık ...
alexasa - in poll Demokratik Sol Parti
