Three parties founded in the election atmosphere

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According to data from the Office of the Chief Public Prosecutor of the Court of Cassation, three new parties have been founded.

These parties are; the New Century Party (Yeni Yüzyıl Partisi), the Universal Civilization Party (Evrensel Medeniyet Partisi), and the Strong Turkey Party (Güçlü Türkiye Partisi). 

The Strong Turkey Party had previously been founded by Tuna Bekleviç and subsequently dissolved.

NEW CENTURY PARTY

Founded on February 2, 2024, the Chairman of the New Century Party is Mehmet Ali Arslan.

Arslan serves as the Chairman of the Ottoman Organization (Osmanlı Teşkilatı). The party's slogan is "Govern with Morality, Grow with Justice."

UNIVERSAL CIVILIZATION PARTY (EMP)

Founded on February 14, 2024, the Chairman of the party is Burhan Erol.

Erol had been an independent candidate for the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İBB) Mayoralty in the local elections on March 31, 2019.

STRONG TURKEY PARTY 

Founded on March 13, 2024, the Chairman of the party is Muharrem Gözkaya. The Deputy Chairman and Secretary General is Attorney Nilüfer Badur, and the Deputy Chairmen are Rafet Çırak and Ahmet Nurhan Erkent.

Chairman Gözkaya says, "Turkish politics is fragmented, and our people are polarized. As the Strong Turkey Party, we will eliminate division and polarization, and we will succeed in being one and being together."

IT WAS FOUNDED BEFORE AS WELL

The Strong Turkey Party (GTP) was previously founded under the same name on October 2, 2006, by Tuna Bekleviç and his colleagues.

The center-right leaning party could not participate in the general elections following the decision to hold early general elections in 2007. The party's Chairman, Bekleviç, became an independent parliamentary candidate from Edirne in the 2007 general elections, but could only receive 797 votes. The party's executives and organizations joined the ranks of the AKP in 2008.

Bekleviç became an AKP parliamentary candidate for the 2nd spot in Edirne in the 2011 General Elections, but was again not elected.

Tuna Bekleviç was appointed as an Advisor to the Ministry for European Union (EU) Affairs on December 20, 2011. The Strong Turkey Party was dissolved by a congress decision on December 21, 2013.

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