Independent Turkey Party
Independent Turkey Party Bağımsız Türkiye Partisi | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | BTP |
| President | Hüseyin Baş |
| Secretary-General | Nuri Kaplan |
| Founded | 25 September 2001 |
| Preceded by | Peace Party |
| Headquarters | Çankırı Caddesi 24, Ulus, Ankara |
| Newspaper | Yeni Mesaj |
| Youth wing | BTP Youth |
| Women's wing | BTP Kadın Kolları |
| Membership (2025) | 14,129 |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Center |
| Colors | Red White Salmon (customary) |
| Slogan | İş Aş Haydar Baş (tr: Work, Food, Haydar Baş) |
| Grand National Assembly | 0 / 600
|
| Metropolitan municipalities | 0 / 30
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| District municipalities | 0 / 1,351
|
| Provincial councillors | 0 / 1,251
|
| Municipal Assemblies | 1 / 20,953
|
| Party flag | |
| Website | |
| www.btp.org.tr | |
The Independent Turkey Party (Turkish: Bağımsız Türkiye Partisi, BTP) is a nationalist and Kemalist political party founded on 25 September 2001 by Haydar Baş, who was succeeded by his son Hüseyin Baş after his death in 2020.
In the June 2015 general election, the BTP received 96,465 votes with no parliamentary seats. In the 2023 Presidential election, the BTP decided to support Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu.