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What does the future hold for Turkey's nationalists?
Party founder Alparslan Türkeş, referred to by the nationalists as başbuğ (commander), was one of the early leaders of the May 27, 1960, military coup as a young colonel. Türkeş, who was court-martialed in 1945 on later-dismissed charges of fascist and racist activities, was expelled by an internal coup within the junta. He later joined the Republican Peasants Nation Party, or CKMP, and was elected its chairman. In 1969 the CKMP was renamed the MHP.
Türkeş took the rightist attitudes of predecessors such as Nihal Atsız, who is known for his explicitly racist views, and transformed them into a powerful political force. In 1965, Türkeş released a political pamphlet titled Dokuz Işık Doktrini (The Nine Lights Doctrine) listing nine basic principles that formed the core of the main nationalist ideology in Turkey: nationalism, idealism, moralism, societalism, scientism, independentism, ruralism, progressivism, populism, industrialism, and technologism.
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As the 2011 general elections approach, how the MHPs traditional supporters will vote is a question of keen interest to all political parties. (...) Do they believe the solution to the partys woes lies in change or in going back to its roots? Will they take to the streets again? Is the MHP in its death throes, or simply preparing for another resurrection? Are its areas of support within the country shifting? What advantages does the party hold and what challenges does it face going into the election?
What does the future hold for Turkey's nationalists? - Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Review
Today Colonel Türkeş' movement has an electoral base of 15-20% of Turkish voters.
Colonel Türkeş proclaiming the 1960 coup which resulted in hanging of Prime Minister Adnan Menderes
Prime Minister Adnan Menderes
Adnan Menderes (Turkish pronunciation: [adˈnan mendeˈɾes]; 1899 17 September 1961) was the first democratically elected political leader in Turkish history.
He served as prime minister between 19501960.
Adnan Menderes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
What does the future hold for Turkey's nationalists?
Party founder Alparslan Türkeş, referred to by the nationalists as başbuğ (commander), was one of the early leaders of the May 27, 1960, military coup as a young colonel. Türkeş, who was court-martialed in 1945 on later-dismissed charges of fascist and racist activities, was expelled by an internal coup within the junta. He later joined the Republican Peasants Nation Party, or CKMP, and was elected its chairman. In 1969 the CKMP was renamed the MHP.
Türkeş took the rightist attitudes of predecessors such as Nihal Atsız, who is known for his explicitly racist views, and transformed them into a powerful political force. In 1965, Türkeş released a political pamphlet titled Dokuz Işık Doktrini (The Nine Lights Doctrine) listing nine basic principles that formed the core of the main nationalist ideology in Turkey: nationalism, idealism, moralism, societalism, scientism, independentism, ruralism, progressivism, populism, industrialism, and technologism.
(...)
As the 2011 general elections approach, how the MHPs traditional supporters will vote is a question of keen interest to all political parties. (...) Do they believe the solution to the partys woes lies in change or in going back to its roots? Will they take to the streets again? Is the MHP in its death throes, or simply preparing for another resurrection? Are its areas of support within the country shifting? What advantages does the party hold and what challenges does it face going into the election?
What does the future hold for Turkey's nationalists? - Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Review
Today Colonel Türkeş' movement has an electoral base of 15-20% of Turkish voters.
Colonel Türkeş proclaiming the 1960 coup which resulted in hanging of Prime Minister Adnan Menderes
Prime Minister Adnan Menderes
Adnan Menderes (Turkish pronunciation: [adˈnan mendeˈɾes]; 1899 17 September 1961) was the first democratically elected political leader in Turkish history.
He served as prime minister between 19501960.
Adnan Menderes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
