Republican People's Party (CHP) - Kemal

Kılıçdaroğlu
The Republican People's Party is a Kemalist, social-democratic political party in Turkey.
It is the oldest political party in the country. The CHP describes itself as "a modern social
democratic party, which is faithful to the founding principles and values of the Republic of
Turkey"

Its logo consists of the Six Arrows, which represent the foundational principles of Kemalism:
republicanism, nationalism, statism, populism, laicism and
reformism.
The Republican People's Party is a centre-left political party with traditional ties to the
middle and upper-middle classes such as white-collar workers, retired generals,
government bureaucrats, academics, college students, left-leaning intellectuals and labour
unions. The distance between the party administration and many leftist grassroots,
especially left oriented Kurdish voters, contributed to the party's shift away from the political
left.
Justice and Development Party (AKP) -
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
The Justice and Development Party is a conservative political party in Turkey.
Developed from the conservative tradition of Turkey's Ottoman past and its Islamic
identity, the party is the largest in Turkey. Although the party is described as an Islamist
party in some media, party officials reject those claims. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
stated, "We are not an Islamic party, and we also refuse labels such as Muslim-democrat."
Erdoğan went on to say that the AKP's agenda is limited to "conservative democracy".
Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) – chairwoman
– Pervin Buldan ; chairman – Sezai Temelli
The Peoples' Democratic Party is a pro-minority political party in Turkey. Left-wing, the
party places a strong emphasis on participatory democracy, radical democracy, feminism,
minority rights, youth rights and egalitarianism. The party in this sense is therefore secular,
though has refrained from endorsing the secularism enshrined in the principles of Mustafa
Kemal Atatürk. The HDP has also called for a new constitution that enshrines minority rights
for Kurds, Alevis and other minorities.

It is in alliance with the Kurdish Democratic Regions Party (DBP), often described as the
HDP's fraternal party. While the HDP claims that it represents the whole of Turkey, critics
have accused the party of mainly representing the interests of the Kurdish minority in south-
eastern Turkey, where the party polls the highest

The relationship between the HDP and the PKK has been put forward by the governing
Justice and Development Party (AKP) as a reason why it would be better for the HDP to not
gain representation in Parliament, though government journalists alleged that this would
result in greater violence by the PKK and attempts to establish a separate parliament in
Diyarbakır.
Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) -
Devlet Bahçeli
The Nationalist Movement Party is a Turkish far-right ultraconservative political
party that adheres to Turkish ultranationalism and Euroscepticism. The party mainly
followed a Pan-Turkist and ultranationalist political agenda throughout the latter half of the
20th century, but later moderated its views under the leadership of Devlet Bahçeli, who took
over after Türkeş's death in 1997. The MHP's view represents the Nine-Light doctrine, based
on Turkish nationalism shaped by Islam. The MHP used to be described as a neo-fascist
party linked to extremist and violent militias. Since the 1990s it has, under the leadership of
Devlet Bahçeli, gradually moderated its programme, turning from ethnic to cultural
nationalism and conservatism and stressing the unitary nature of the Turkish state.
Notably, it has moved from strict, Kemalist-style secularism to a more pro-Islamic stance,
and has – at least in public statements – accepted the rules of parliamentary democracy.
Democratic Regions Party (DBP)- Emine
Ayna
The Democratic Regions Party is a social democratic Kurdish political party in the
Republic of Turkey. The pro-minority rights People’s Democratic Party (HDP) acts as the
fraternal party to DBP.
İyi Party - Meral Akşener
The İyi Party is a nationalist, liberal-conservative, secularist political party in Turkey.
Established on 25 October 2017 by its current leader Meral Akşener, the party adheres to the
principles and ideals of Turkey's founder Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. Their sister party is the
liberal conservative Democrat Party. It follows a centrist political ideology and puts a
particular emphasis on the restoration of the parliamentary system and the integrity of the
judiciary and other institutions. The party has been widely described as an anti- Erdoğanist
alternative for right-leaning voters disillusioned with both the Nationalist Movement Party
(MHP) and the governing Justice and Development Party (AKP). İyi Party has been described
as a Turkish nationalist, conservative and Atatürkist political party that adopts centrism as
its official political position. However, it is generally regarded as a centre-right political force
designed to fill the void left by the traditionally right-leaning parties, namely the governing
Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP).
Statements made by prominent party members have also espoused a fresh perspective on
Turkish politics, criticising the established political parties for incompetence, ineffectiveness
and polarising the electorate.