Social Democratic People's Party (Turkey)

Not to be confused with Social democracy Party (Turkey) or Social Democratic Populist Party (Turkey).

Sosyaldemokrat Halk Partisi Social Democratic People's Party

Leader	Huseyin Ergun
Founded	May 24, 2002 (2002-05-24)
Dissolved	March 13, 2010 (2010-03-13)
Headquarters	Ankara, Turkey
Ideology	Social democracy Liberal socialism Secularism
Political position	Centre-left
Colors	Red
Website
http://www.shp.org.tr

The current Social Democratic People's Party (Turkish: Sosyaldemokrat Halk Partisi) or SHP is a Turkish left social-democratic political party established in 2002 by Murat Karayalçın, former Ankara Metropolitan Mayor (1989-1993) and Foreign Minister (1994-1995).

Following Karayalçın's resignation from the Republican People's Party (Turkey), a number of social democrats and moderate and liberal socialists came together to establish SHP. The current SHP has most of its policies in common with a former party with the same abbreviation SHP.

In 2004 Turkish local elections SHP came forward in an alliance with the pro-Kurdish Democratic People's Party and the radical left Freedom and Solidarity Party. The party leader Murat Karayalçın also became a candidate for his former seat of Ankara Metropolitan Municipality in these elections, However, he lost to the incumbent mayor Melih Gökçek of AK Parti.

The party did not participate in the general election of 2007 to avoid fragmenting the left vote. Until then, the party held two seats in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, two former deputies having resigned in early August 2006 from the party in, what they claimed, was a show of reaction to the lack of concern by the party management against separatist terrorism. SHP, in Congress of March 13, 2010, Equality and Democracy Party combined with the party's name and date received were mixed.

External links

SHP website In Turkish only

Historical parties in Turkey

Anatolia Party (ANAPAR) (2014-15)
Bright Turkey Party (ATP) (1998–2010)
Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) (2001–14)
Democracy Party (DEP) (1993–94)
Democratic Center Party (DMP) (1990–91)
Democratic Left People's Party (DSHP) (2009–10)
Democrat Party (DP) (1946–61)
Democratic Party (DP) (1970–80)
Democratic Society Party (DTP) (2005–09)
Democrat Turkey Party (DTP) (1997–2008)
Equality and Democracy Party (EDP) (2010–12)
Free Democratic Party
Great Anatolia Party (BAP) (1986–92)
Great Turkey Party (BTP) (1983)
Greens Party (YP) (2008–12)
Justice Party (AP) (1961–1980)
Liberal Republican Party (SCF) (1930)
Liberty Party (HP) (1955–58)
Motherland Party (ANAP) (1983–2009)
Nation Party (MP) (1948–53)
Nation Party (MP) (1962–77)
National Development Party (MKP) (1945–58)
National Order Party (MSP) (1970–71)
National Salvation Party (MNP) (1972–81)
National Women's Party of Turkey (TUKP) (1972–81)
Nationalist Democracy Party (MDP) (1983–86)
New Party (2008–12)
New Turkey Party (YTP) (1961–73)
New Turkey Party (YTP) (2002–04)
Peace Party (BP) (1996–99)
People's Labor Party (HEP) (1990–93)
People's Democracy Party (HADEP) (1994–2003)
People's Voice Party (HAS) (2010–12)
Populist Party (HP) (1983–85)
Progressive Republican Party (TCF) (1924–25)
Republican Nation Party (CMP) (1954–58)
Republican Party (CP) (1972–73)
Republican Villagers Nation Party (CKMP) (1958–69)
Republican Reliance Party (CGP) (1967–81)
Social Democratic People's Party (SHP) (2002–10)
Social Democratic Populist Party (SHP) (1985–95)
Socialist Unity Party (SBP) (1991–95)
Social Democracy Party (SODEP) (1983–85)
Turkey Party (TP) (2009–12)
Turkey Peasants' Party (TKP) (1952–58)
Unity Party (BP) (1966–81)
Virtue Party (FP) (1998–2001)
Welfare Party (RP) (1983–98)
Workers Party of Turkey (TİP) (1961–87)

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