Justice Party (Turkey) Justice Party (Turkey) The Justice Party ("Adalet Partisi", AP) was a Turkish political party prominent in the 1960s and 1970s. A descendant of the Democrat Party, the AP was dominated by Süleyman Demirel, who served six times as prime minister, and was in office at the time of the military coup on September 12, 1980. Along with all other political parties in Turkey, the Justice Party was suppressed in the immediate aftermath of the coup. It was subsequently re-established as the True Path Party in 1983. Justice Party was a liberal conservative party. It advocated Kemalist principles, parliamentary democracy and
Censorship in Turkey shut, including the dailies "Cumhuriyet" (5 times, for 5 months and 9 days), "Tan" (7 times, for 2 months and 13 days), and "Vatan" (9 times, for 7 months and 24 days). When the Democratic Party under Adnan Menderes came to power in 1950, censorship entered a new phase. The Press Law changed, sentences and fines were increased. Several newspapers were ordered shut, including the dailies "Ulus" (unlimited ban), "Hürriyet", "Tercüman", and "Hergün" (two weeks each). In April 1960, a so-called investigation commission (""Tahkikat Komisyonu"") was established by the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. It was given the power to