Democrat Party (Turkey)

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The Democrat Party (Turkey) was a major Turkish political party active in the 1950s that ended single-party rule, promoted liberal economic policies, and was overthrown by the 1960 military coup.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf political party ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Demokrat Parti ⓘ
cameToPowerVia 1950 Turkish general election ⓘ
chairman Celâl Bayar ⓘ
country Turkey ⓘ
dissolved 29 September 1961 ⓘ
ended single-party rule in Turkey ⓘ
firstElectionWon 1950 Turkish general election ⓘ
founded 7 January 1946 ⓘ
founder Adnan Menderes ⓘ
Celâl Bayar ⓘ
Fuat Köprülü ⓘ
Refik Koraltan ⓘ
governedType multi-party democracy in Turkey ⓘ
governedUnderConstitution 1924 Constitution of Turkey ⓘ
headquartersLocation Ankara ⓘ
historicalEra Cold War era ⓘ
linked to: Cold War
ideology conservatism ⓘ
economic liberalism ⓘ
liberal conservatism ⓘ
keyFigure Adnan Menderes ⓘ
Celâl Bayar ⓘ
Fuat Köprülü ⓘ
Refik Koraltan ⓘ
languageOfName Turkish ⓘ
legacy inspiration for later centre-right parties in Turkey ⓘ
legalStatus banned after 1960 coup ⓘ
notableEvent Yassıada trials of party leaders ⓘ
linked to: Yassıada trials
originatedAs splinter from Republican People’s Party ⓘ
overthrownBy 1960 Turkish military coup d’état ⓘ
parliamentaryGroup Grand National Assembly of Turkey ⓘ
position centre-right ⓘ
predecessor Republican People’s Party ⓘ
presidentFromParty Celâl Bayar ⓘ
primeMinisterFromParty Adnan Menderes ⓘ
promotedPolicy encouragement of foreign investment ⓘ
infrastructure expansion ⓘ
liberal economic policies ⓘ
pro-market reforms ⓘ
rural development ⓘ
removedFromPowerOn 27 May 1960 ⓘ
resultOfCoup execution of Adnan Menderes ⓘ
execution of Fatin Rüştü Zorlu ⓘ
execution of Hasan Polatkan ⓘ
succeeded single-party rule of the Republican People’s Party ⓘ
successor Justice Party ⓘ
timeInGovernment 1950–1960 ⓘ
wonParliamentaryMajorityIn 1950 Turkish general election ⓘ
1954 Turkish general election ⓘ
1957 Turkish general election ⓘ

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Fuat Köprülü → memberOf → Democrat Party (Turkey) ⓘ
subject linked to: Ord. Prof. Dr. Fuat Köprülü
True Path Party → successor → Democratic Party (Turkey) ⓘ
linked to: Democrat Party (Turkey)
True Path Party → predecessor → Justice Party (Turkey) ⓘ
linked to: Democrat Party (Turkey)
True Path Party → predecessor → Democrat Party (Turkey, historical) ⓘ
linked to: Democrat Party (Turkey)
True Path Party → hasPoliticalLineage → Democrat Party tradition in Turkey ⓘ
linked to: Democrat Party (Turkey)
True Path Party → mergedInto → Democratic Party (Turkey) ⓘ
linked to: Democrat Party (Turkey)
Adnan Menderes → memberOfPoliticalParty → Democrat Party (Turkey, 1946) ⓘ
linked to: Democrat Party (Turkey)
Adnan Menderes → founderOf → Democrat Party (Turkey, 1946) ⓘ
linked to: Democrat Party (Turkey)
Adnan Menderes → movement → Democrat Party era in Turkey ⓘ
linked to: Democrat Party (Turkey)
Ali Fuat Cebesoy → memberOfPoliticalParty → Democrat Party (Turkey) ⓘ
Adnan Adıvar → memberOfPoliticalParty → Democrat Party (Turkey) ⓘ
Celâl Bayar → memberOfPoliticalParty → Democrat Party (Turkey) ⓘ
Celâl Bayar → coFounderOf → Democrat Party (Turkey) ⓘ
Justice Party (Turkey) → predecessor → Democrat Party (Turkey, 1946) ⓘ
subject linked to: Justice Party
linked to: Democrat Party (Turkey)
Motherland Party (Turkey) → mergedInto → Democrat Party (Turkey) ⓘ
Hüsamettin Cindoruk → memberOf → Democrat Party (Turkey, historical tradition) ⓘ
linked to: Democrat Party (Turkey)