The Green Party () was the first

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established in

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Background

Emphasizing that the relations between people cannot be separated from the relationship between man and nature, the party was an important part of the

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. The party had a strong emphasis on

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in their program and defined themselves in a natural solidarity with

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. The party stated that they were a brand new alternative that did not originate from any political thought that existed today, and that was born without replacing an old party. Its last chairman was Bilge Contepe. It was closed in 1994 on the grounds that it did not submit its final accounts. Its successor is the

Green Party A green party is a formally organized political party based on the principles of green politics, such as environmentalism and social justice. Green party platforms typically embrace Social democracy, social democratic economic policies and fo ...

, which was founded in 2008.

References

{{Historical parties in Turkey Political parties disestablished in 1994 Political parties established in 1988 Defunct political parties in Turkey Green political parties