Democrat Party (Turkey, 1946–61) Democrat Party (Turkey, 1946–61) The Democratic Party (Turkish: Demokrat Parti, DP for short) was a Turkish moderately right-wing political party, and the country's third legal opposition party, after the Liberal Republican Party (Serbest Cumhuriyet Fırkası) established by Ali Fethi Okyar in 1930, and the National Development Party (Milli Kalkınma Partisi) established by Nuri Demirağ in 1945. Founded and led by Celâl Bayar, it was the first of the opposition parties to rise to power, de-seating the Republican People's Party (Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi) during the national elections of 1950 and ending Turkey's one party era. The party facilitated the resurgence of
Revolutionary Communist Party of Turkey also known as "Ekim" after its newspaper) in 1988 and Revolutionary Communist Workers Movement of Turkey (TDKIH) in 1989. After the fall of Socialist Albania TDKP started looking more towards establishing legal structures. "Emek Partisi" (Labour Party) was banned in March 1996 shortly after its foundation. In its place "Emeğin Partisi" (Labour Party) was founded later changing its name to "Emek Partisi" (generally called EMEP) again. TDKP is an active participant in the International Conference of Marxist-Leninist Parties and Organizations. Revolutionary Communist Party of Turkey Revolutionary Communist Party of Turkey (, TDKP) is a clandestine communist party in Turkey. TDKP