The Emergence of Social Democracy in Turkey
The Left and the Transformation of the Republican People's Party
Nonfiction, History, Middle East, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science
| Author: | Yunus Emre | ISBN: | 9781786724618 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing | Publication: | February 12, 2014 |
| Imprint: | I.B. Tauris | Language: | English |
| Author: | Yunus Emre |
| ISBN: | 9781786724618 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Publication: | February 12, 2014 |
| Imprint: | I.B. Tauris |
| Language: | English |
The Republican People's Party (RPP), also know as the CHP (Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi), stands as the main opposition party – one of two major political currents, second only to the Erdogan's AK Party. Established as the founding party of Atatürk's republican regime, the RPP has a history of hostility of leftist parties. Despite this, by the mid-1960s, the RPP had re-orientated itself as left of centre, as the growing influence of the left inside the RPP pushed it in a new direction. This is hailed as the entry point of social democratic politics into Turkey, and is the focus of Yunus Emre's impressively researched book.
The Republican People's Party (RPP), also know as the CHP (Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi), stands as the main opposition party – one of two major political currents, second only to the Erdogan's AK Party. Established as the founding party of Atatürk's republican regime, the RPP has a history of hostility of leftist parties. Despite this, by the mid-1960s, the RPP had re-orientated itself as left of centre, as the growing influence of the left inside the RPP pushed it in a new direction. This is hailed as the entry point of social democratic politics into Turkey, and is the focus of Yunus Emre's impressively researched book.
