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
Miss Turkey the Miss Universe pageant, competed the following year instead. Miss Turkey Miss Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye Güzelleri) is a national beauty pageant in Turkey. Miss Turkey pageant was initially promoted by the newspaper "Cumhuriyet". Since 1980, it has been run by the "Miss Turkey Organization". Between the years 1980–1990, the contest was sponsored by the newspapers "Güneş", "Sabah", "Tercüman", "Bulvar", and some others. With the establishment of private TV channels in Turkey in 1990, the channels Magic Box, Show TV, Channel D, Star TV, NTV, CNBC-e and FOX TV took over the promotion of the pageant. The title "Miss Turkey" is