Özet:

The tradition of partitioning in Turkish political life emerged as a result of the combination of internal and external dynamics. For the first time in the tradition of Turkish democracy, political parties were established. It began in the period of law. This process continued with the establishment of new parties after the Republic was announced. The first opposition party of the early Republic period, the Terakkiperver Republic Frontier and the first lead party, the Free Republic Frontier were closed for different reasons until the end of World War II, and Turkey had a single-party period. After the war, with the influence of the developments in international politics and within the country, a long period of multi-party period was passed. The story of the Democratic Party has also begun. It was pointed out in the study how the Democratic Party was established, what was done and what developments occurred. In addition, the role of President Ismet Inönü in the formation of the opposition party and how the power party welcomed the newly established party was also processed in the article. Finally, the first programme of the Democratic Party, prepared in the axis of democracy and liberal understanding, was included in the study.