Republican Party (Turkey) Republican Party (Turkey) Republican Party () was a former political party in Turkey Republican People’s party (CHP) which is usually credited as the founder of Turkish republic in 1923 was the oldest party in Turkey. But after the party adopted the policy of so-called left of center in the 1960s, two groups of MPs broke away from the party. The first group in 1967 founded the Reliance Party. Republican Party was founded by the second group in 1972. The party was founded on 4 September 1972. The chairman of the Party was Kemal Satır, an ex vice prime minister. But
16th and 17th Republican People's Party Extraordinary Conventions 16th and 17th Republican People's Party Extraordinary Conventions The 16th and 17th Republican People's Party Extraordinary Conventions (Turkish: "16. ve 17. Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi olağanüstü kurultayları)" were held on 26 and 27 February 2012 respectively. Two separate conventions were held, since the Republican People's Party (CHP) of Turkey had the changing of several party regulations on its agenda. The rare occasion in which two extraordinary conventions were held on two days in a row resulted in the CHP being nicknamed the "party of conventions." The 16th convention saw party policy, achievements and proposed regulation changes being discussed, with a new