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Republican People's Party

social-democratic political party in Turkey
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The Republican People's Party (Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi) was established on September 9, 1923. Founded by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, it is headquartered in the Çankaya district.

The party emerged as a political organization under Atatürk’s leadership. Its founding date marks its formal inception in 1923, with its base of operations located in Çankaya.

Key Facts

  • Member of: Party of European Socialists[3], Socialist International[4], Progressive Alliance[5]
  • Country: Turkey[6]
  • Founder: Mustafa Kemal Atatürk[7]
  • Headquarters location: Çankaya district[8]
  • Flag: The Six Arrows[9]
  • Commons category: Republican People's Party[10]
  • SRGB color hex triplet: D40000[11]
  • Chairperson: Özgür Özel[12]
  • Inception: September 9, 1923[13]
  • Location of formation: Ankara[14]
  • Official website: https://chp.org.tr[15], https://en.chp.org.tr[16]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Republican People's Party (Turkey)[17]
  • Political ideology: Kemalism[18], secularism[19], social democracy[20], pro-Europeanism[21]
  • Replaces: Association for Defense of National Rights[22]
  • Political alignment: centre-left[23]
  • Number of seats in assembly: 129[24]
  • Affiliation: Republican People's Party Women's Wing[25]
  • Topic has template: Q138788015[26]
  • Native label: Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi[27]
  • Short name: CHP[28], ΡΛΚ[29], RPP[30], CXP[31], PRP[32], РНП[33], PPR[34]
  • Member count: 1,217,640[35], 1,250,635[36], 1,428,800[37]
  • Has list: Leader of the Republican People's Party[38], Secretary-General of the Republican People's Party[39]
  • General secretary: Selin Sayek Böke[40]
  • Youth wing: Republican People's Party Youth[41]
  • Official color: red[42]

Why It Matters

Republican People's Party has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] It is known by 59 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

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  34. [36] ↑ . yargitaycb.gov.tr. yargitaycb.gov.tr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . yargitaycb.gov.tr. yargitaycb.gov.tr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  38. [40] ↑ . haber.sol.org.tr. haber.sol.org.tr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [44] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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