Gezi Party
The Gezi Party (Turkish: Gezi Partisi) was an environmentalist political party in Turkey founded on 1 October 2013[2] and became defunct as of 23 October 2017.[3][4] The party was named after 2013 protests in Turkey, since the protests usually named as "Gezi Protests" in Turkish media.[5] The founder Reşit Cem Köksal is an ex-heavy metal guitarist from İstanbul.[6]
Gezi Party | |
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| Leader | Reşit Cem Köksal |
| Founded | October 9, 2013 |
| Dissolved | October 23, 2017 |
| Headquarters | Ankara |
| Ideology | Environmentalism |
| Political position | Centrism[1] |
| Website | |
| gezipartisi.org.tr | |
The logo of the party is a tree with a man figure on its trunk and roots.[7]
References
- Merkez Üstü
- "Gezi Partisi kuruldu". CNN Türk. Archived from the original on 26 October 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
- "Gezi Partisi kapandı".
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- "Protest movement spawns new Gezi Party in Turkey". GlobalPost. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- "Heavy metal guitarist forms Turkish political party". Reuters. 24 October 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- "Inspired by summer protests, 'Gezi Party' established". Today's Zaman. Archived from the original on 26 October 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
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