Demokrasi ve Atılım Partisi

Demokrasi ve Atılım Partisi
Party leader	Ali Babacan
Emergence	Split from Justice and Recovery Party (AKP)
founding	March 11, 2020
Place of foundation	Ankara
Headquarters	Ankara
Alignment	Conservatism , liberalism , economic liberalism , secularism , pro-Europeanism , pluralism , rule of law , parliamentary system of government
Colours)	blue White
Parliament seats	1/600
Website	devapartisi.org

The Demokrasi ve Atılım Partisi (short term DEVA = German  remedies ; Turkish for “Party for Democracy and Progress”) is a party founded in March 2020 in Turkey .

history

The party’s founder is Ali Babacan , who always held a government post in the then AKP governments from 2002 to 2015 , among other things as Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Economics and Foreign Minister of Turkey. June 2019, Babacan announced his departure from the party on the grounds that the party had deviated too much from its original values. Before that, rumors had been circulating for a long time that Babacan wanted to found his own party as an alternative to the AKP. After the party name was announced on March 9, 2020, the party logo and program were presented to the public two days later.

founding

Founding members (selection)

• Ali Babacan , former AKP minister
• Sadullah Ergin , former AKP minister
• Nihat Ergün , former AKP minister
• Mustafa Yeneroğlu , lawyer and former AKP MP
• İdris Şahin , former AKP MP
• Mehmet Emin Ekmen , former AKP MP
• Ahmet Edip Uğur , former AKP MP
• Ramiz Ongun , former MHP MP
• Gülay Göktürk , author
• Abdurrahman Bilgiç , former diplomat
• Metin Gürcan , military strategist
• Mehmet Şanver , ex-general
• İbrahim Hakkı Çanakçı , former Under-Secretary of State of the Ministry of Finance
• Birol Aydemir , former head of the Turkish statistical office TÜIK
• 90 members in total

motivation

“We are all broken hearts. Children of our country died in air strikes [33 Turkish soldiers were killed in Syrian air strikes in Idlib province in late February]. We are sad that our country is constantly losing ground in all areas. The violation of human rights and the restrictions on our freedom cause suffering in the population ... For us politics means freedom for everyone, especially for women and a good education for our children. Politics should create social justice and build a pluralistic democracy based on the separation of powers and legal superiority "

- Ali Babacan (March 2020) : Original sound

Political goals

• Restoring freedom of the press ( freedom of the media )
• Social justice and building a liberal or pluralistic democracy
  • Revitalization of the rule of law ( separation of powers )
  • Return to the parliamentary system of government
  • Reduction of certain socio-economic underdevelopments (Kurdish question)
• Concentration of foreign policy on pro-Europeanism or the European-Atlantic area
• Policy Consultation Mechanisms

reception

“... presents itself as an alternative for the post- Erdogan era. He is young, joined the AKP government at the age of 35, held several offices and has retained a reputation as a successful business manager from that time. He advertises that Turkey has great potential that is economically idle because the government depends on one person, the rule of law is being undermined and institutions act arbitrarily. He says he wants a less dirigistic , modern growth model and presents himself as a middle-class man who stands for a liberal democracy and is open to alliances ... "

- Salim Çevik, scientist at the Science and Politics Foundation (SWP) : When asked in April 2020 by the business magazine Capital : "How does Babacan position his new party politically?"

Individual evidence

1. ^ ^{A b c d e} Jürgen Gottschlich : Ali Babacan's new party: Alternative for Turkey. In: taz.de. The daily newspaper , March 11, 2020, accessed on March 14, 2020 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g} Erdogan's former Minister of Economic Affairs throws his hat into the ring. In: NZZ.ch. Neue Zürcher Zeitung , March 12, 2020, accessed on March 14, 2020 . 
3. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Ali Babacan founds new party on March 11th. In: Hürriyet .de. March 9, 2020, accessed March 14, 2020 . 
4. ↑ ^{a b c} Ronald Meinardus: Turkey: Erdogan's rivals are forming - the fat years are over. In: Freiheit.org. Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom , March 17, 2020, accessed on May 10, 2020 . 
5. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Turkey: Ali Babacan announces the start of his new party. In: Hürriyet .de. March 12, 2020, accessed March 14, 2020 . 
6. ↑ 07/08/2019 at 3:13 pm: Ali Babacan resigns from AKP: is a new party coming now? July 8, 2019, accessed March 11, 2020 . 
7. ^ Former deputy PM Babacan applies to launch party - Turkey News. Retrieved March 11, 2020 . 
8. ↑ DEVA Partisi'ne Ali Babacan oy Birliği ile genel başkan seçildi. Retrieved March 11, 2020 (Turkish). 
9. ↑ Erdogan's ex-vice Babacan wants to found his own party. In: spiegel.de. Der Spiegel , March 9, 2020, accessed on March 14, 2020 . 
10. ↑ Ayşe Sayın: Deva Partisi - Ali Babacan'ın partisinin 90 kişilik kurucular kurulunda kimler var? In: BBC .com (Turkey). March 11, 2020, accessed May 10, 2020 (Turkish). 
11. ↑ ^{a b} Marina Zapf: Why dissatisfaction with Erdogan is growing. Interview with the Turkey expert Salim Cevik. In: Capital.de . Gruner + Jahr GmbH, April 3, 2020, accessed on May 10, 2020 . 
12. ↑ ^{a b c d} Ayşe Karabat: Dissidents within the Turkish ruling party AKP: Erdoğan's homemade rivals. In: Qantara.de . Deutsche Welle (DW), December 20, 2019, accessed on May 10, 2020 .