Özet:

Political parties are organizations that form the foundation of political life with a democratic understanding. The primary responsibility of a political entity is to represent the people through the establishment of political policies that take into consideration the diverse opinions of the population. They prosecute the policies they have determined according to their understanding of thought through party programs. Political parties shape the legislative and the executive with the programs and policies they prepare. The developments that took place during the Tanzimat Period laid the groundwork for the emergence of political parties in Turkey. Then, in the process leading up to the Second Constitutional Period, various political parties were established and their numbers increased over time. In the Republican period, with the opening of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, the oppositional mindset formed against the government in the Assembly resulted in the formation of various political parties represented in the Assembly. The first party to operate with the opening of the Turkish Grand National Assembly is the People’s Party. The People’s Party was followed by Progressive Republican Party and Liberal Republican Party. Afterwards, parties that were either opposed to or in favor of the People’s Party were established. While some political parties were in the foundation phase, they could not be approved by the current government due to their programs and promises. In this study, the political parties established in the Single-Party Period after the republic’s foundation were discussed. By examining the statutes and programs of the parties, their understanding of political thought was evaluated.

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