Alternative Party (Turkey)

The Alternative Party (Turkish: Alternatif Parti, officially abbreviated as A.P., also as ALP, ALPA or mistakenly AL PARTİ) was a right-wing political party in Turkey founded in 1998. It is, as claimed by its leader Süleyman Yağcıoğlu, the successor to the Motherland Party (ANAP), which was in government between 1983 and 1991. The party was known as the National Association Party until 2008, where it changed its name to Alternative Party after the ANAP announced that it would merge with the Democrat Party (DP).

Alternative Party (Turkey)

The Alternative Party (Turkish: Alternatif Parti, officially abbreviated as A.P., also as ALP, ALPA or mistakenly AL PARTİ) was a right-wing political party in Turkey founded in 1998. It is, as claimed by its leader Süleyman Yağcıoğlu, the successor to the Motherland Party (ANAP), which was in government between 1983 and 1991. The party was known as the National Association Party until 2008, where it changed its name to Alternative Party after the ANAP announced that it would merge with the Democrat Party (DP).