The New Party (

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: ''Yeni Parti'', YP) was a former

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that was founded on 23 June 2008. Adhering to the principles of

Kemalism Kemalism ( tr, Kemalizm, also archaically ''Kamâlizm''), also known as Atatürkism ( tr, Atatürkçülük, Atatürkçü düşünce), or The Six Arrows ( tr, Altı Ok), is the founding official ideology of the Republic of Turkey.Eric J. Zurche ...

, the party merged with the

Rights and Equality Party The Rights and Equality Party ( tr, Hak ve Eşitlik Partisi, HEPAR) was a political party in Turkey, founded on 4 September 2008 by Osman Pamukoğlu, a former army general known for his military successes against the Kurdistan Workers' Party in t ...

(HEPAR) in 2012 without contesting any elections. Former leaders include

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, who led the party despite being imprisoned following the

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. The party's colours were primarily red and the party logo was that of the

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