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
Cumhuriyet Cumhuriyet Cumhuriyet (, The Republic) is the oldest up-market Turkish daily newspaper. Headquartered in Istanbul, the newspaper also has offices in Ankara and İzmir. Established on 7 May 1924 by journalist Yunus Nadi Abalıoğlu, a confidant of the Turkish Republic's founder Atatürk, the newspaper has subscribed to a staunchly secular, republican course. In the past closely affiliated with the Kemalist Republican People's Party (CHP), the center-left newspaper turned to a more independent course over time, advocating democracy, social liberal values and free markets. In 2015, it was awarded the "Freedom of Press Prize" by international NGO Reporters Without Borders for