Political parties in Turkey / editors, Barry Rubin, Metin Heper.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Heper, Metin.

Rubin, Barry M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political parties--Turkey.

Political parties.

Democracy--Turkey.

Democracy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (324 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Turkey's growing international profile, candidacy for the EU, and persistent democracy has led to a growing interest in how that country is governed. This book provides portraits of the seven main political parties by Turkish experts who are close observers of these institutions. In addition to providing an analytical survey of Turkish politics today, this volume also provides a fascinating case study on the problems of developing deep-rooted democracy, conflicts between state interests and interest groups, and the evolution of party systems.

Contents:

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction-Turkey's Political Parties: A Remarkably Important Issue; The Democratic Left Party: Kapikulu Politics Par Excellence; The Structure of the Party; The Party Caucus; Current Situation; Leadership Problems; Intra-Party Democracy; Selective Membership; "149 is Beautiful"; The Deification of Ecevit; The DSP and Non-Governmental Organizations; Alevite Associations/Foundations; Labor Unions; Bar Associations; Stands on Key Issues; The Kurdish Issue; Political Islam; Economy-Privatization

Looking to the Future: Possible Leader Candidatesİsmail Cem (Minister of Foreign Affairs); Hüsamettin Özkan (Deputy Prime Minister); Zekeriya Temizel (Former Minister of Finance); Şükrü Sina Gürel (State Minister Responsible for Cyprus); Rahşan Ecevit; Kemal Derviş (State Minister and former World Bank Deputy Director); Contribution to the Consolidation of Democracy; Notes; The Nationalist Action Party: Representing the State, the Nation or the Nationalists?; History of the MHP; New Trends Under Devlet Bahçelı's Leadership; The MHP's Ideology: Redefining Nationalism; Conclusion; Notes

The Motherland Party: The Challenge of Institutionalization in a Charismatic Leader PartyPolitical Organization of a New Party; Parties and the Genetic Phase; The Genetic Code of ANAP; Fractions, Factions, and the Dominant Coalition; Anap and the Party System; Institutionalization or Bust?; Conclusion; Notes; The Virtue Party; Leadership, Strategies, and Tactics; Elite-Mass Linkages; Relations Between Religious Orders and Islamist Political Parties; The Naksibendi Order; The İskender Paşa Congregation; The National View Organization (Milli Görüş Teşkilatı); Social Support Base

The Business Support BaseConclusions and Prospects; Notes; From Ruler to Pariah: The Life and Times of the True Path Party; Historical Luggage and Conjuncture; Demirel's "Two-Nations" Strategy and Identity Issue (1991-93); The DYP Under Tansu Çiller (1993-96); The Kurdish Question and the Customs Union as Windows of Opportunity; Refahyol Coalition: Demise of the Leader and the Party; Leadership as Liability in the New Millennium; A Way out of Pariah-Party Status (1997-2001); Notes; The Republican People's Party; Historical Background; The Voting Support for the CHP

The CHP and Non-Governmental Organization's Organized GroupsThe Organizational Framework; Changing Environment after 1980 and the CHP; Notes; The People's Democracy Party; From HEP to HADEP; HADEP's Electoral Support; The HADEP and the Kurdish Question; HADEP, State, and Democracy; HADEP and the Consolidation of Democracy; Notes; Conclusion-The Consolidation of Democracy versus Democratization in Turkey; Abstracts; Notes on Contributors; Index

Notes:

"This group of studies first appeared in a special issue of Turkish Studies (ISSN 1468-3849), Volume 3, no. 1. (Spring 2002)"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 18, 2014).

ISBN:

0-7146-8247-0

1-315-03920-6

1-135-28945-X

1-135-28938-7

9781315039206

OCLC:

866446439