Turkmen People's Party Turkmen People's Party The Turkmen People's Party, or Türkmen Halk Partisi, is a political party representing the Turkmen minority in Iraq. The Turkmen People's Party (Türkmen Halk Partisi), founded at Ankara in 1997, was repressed under Saddam Hussein but has been able to operate freely since the regime was removed by U.S. and allied forces in the Iraq War. Following the Lausanne Agreement, attempts were made to divide and exploit the Iraqi Turkomans. The dictatorial regime that captured the government in Iraq increased their assimilation policies towards the Turkomans living in Iraq and tried to erase their identity via assimilation
Turkey in the Bala Turkvision Song Contest the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in which the winning country proceeds to host the following year's event, hosting of the Bala Turkvision Song Contest takes place in the country or region that is also hosting the Turkish Capital of Culture. On 8 June 2015, Türk Müzik Birliği Television (TMB TV), announced that they would be making their debut at the Bala Turkvision Song Contest 2015, in Turkey, as the host country. Their selection method was done internally, with Cumhuriyet Grubu chosen to represent them with the song "Hayat Vayram Olsa". At the 2015 contest, Turkey finished in ninth place scoring