Nation Party (Turkey, 1962) Nation Party (Turkey, 1962) The Nation Party () was a Turkish conservative and nationalistic political party active from 1962 to 1977. An earlier party named "Nation Party" had existed from 1948 to 1953, when it was outlawed. The founders of the party, led by Osman Bölükbaşı, subsequently formed the Republican Nation Party ("Cumhuriyetçi Millet Partisi"), which next merged with the Peasants' Party of Turkey to form the Republican Villagers Nation Party ("Cumhuriyetçi Köylü Millet Partisi" – CKMP). In 1962 the name was reused when Osman Bölükbaşı and a group of deputies and senators left the CKMP after a conflict and
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