ENG - The Felicity Party (Saadet Partisi) is a Turkish political party of strongly Islamist views, often seen as the main voice of sensitive Muslims in Turkey.It was founded on 20 July 2001 by the members of the Virtue Party.Although an Islamist party, its policy platform covers the whole span of political issues in Turkey.
The Felicity Party has not been particularly successful electorally, polling just 2.5% of the vote in the 3 November 2002 general elections, thereby failing to pass the 10% threshold necessary to gain representation in the Turkish Grand National Assembly. It was more slightly more successful in the local elections of 29 March 2004, winning 4.1% of the vote and a number of mayoralties, although none of any particular significance.
The Felicity Party's vote has been ...
... action plan issue
ANKARA - The Felicity Party (SP) has added its voice to the clamor against a recent exposed action plan allegedly prepared by the military to crush religious movements by framing religiously affiliated groups and defaming the Justice and Development Party (AK Party).
In a statement released yesterday SP Deputy Chairman Lütfü Esengün said all agencies of the state, including the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK), should be under the control of Parliament.Affirming that antidemocratic and illegal activities in Turkey should be stopped immediately, Esengün ...
CHP'nin AKP ile meydan kavgası bugün son buldu derken bu kez de Saadet Partisi sorunu ortaya çıktı. Çağlayan meydanına gönderilen CHP, orada '22 Mart'ta saat 12:00 miting başlayacak' diyen SP ile karşılaştı. 22 mart pazar günü İstanbul'da adeta miting savaşı yaşanacak. Bundan en zararlı çıkacak kesim ise yine İstanbullular olacak. Kızılçeşme'de AKP , Çağlayan'da CHP, SP ve BBP mitingleri bir iki saat arayla gerçekleşecek. Bu mitinglere katılacaklar ve miting alanlarının kalabalıklığının trafiği ...
