The Rise and Fall of Turkey’s Democrat Party: The Cold War and Illiberalism, 1945–60: 73 | IwPost

Turkish politics was fundamentally altered by the rule of the Democrat Party (DP) between 1950-1960. It has been often viewed as highly controversial party that ended with its leaders being toppled by a military coup in 1960. The Turkish memory of the DP rule and Prime Minister Adnan Menderes is polarised with some seeing them […]

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