Party of Greens and the Left Future
Party of Greens and the Left Future (Turkish: Yeşiller ve Sol Gelecek Partisi, YSGP), abbreviated as Green Left Party (Turkish: Yeşil Sol Parti, YSP), is a green and left-libertarian party in Turkey. It was founded on 25 November 2012 as a merger of the Greens Party and the Equality and Democracy Party. The party changed its name in April 2016.
Party of Greens and the Left Future Yeşiller ve Sol Gelecek Partisi | |
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| Abbreviation | Yeşil Sol Parti (official) YSP, YSGP (unofficial) |
| Co-Spokespersons | Çiğdem Kılıçgün Uçar İbrahim Akın |
| Founded | 25 November 2012 |
| Merger of | Equality and Democracy Party Greens Party |
| Headquarters | Atatürk Bulvarı No:88 Daire: 16 Çankaya – Ankara |
| Newspaper | Green Left Agenda |
| Membership (2023) |  3,052[1] |
| Ideology | Green politics Left-libertarianism Anti-capitalism Alter-globalization Direct democracy Secularism Kurdish nationalism[2][3] |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| National affiliation | Peoples' Democratic Congress Labour and Freedom Alliance Kurdish Freedom and Democracy Alliance[4] |
| European affiliation | European Green Party candidate member[5] |
| List members (2023) | Peoples' Democratic Party Labourist Movement Party Social Freedom Party |
| Colours | Green, Purple, Orange |
| Grand National Assembly | 61 / 600 |
| Website | |
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Prominent members include Murat Belge, left-wing political author and former columnist for Taraf; Kutluğ Ataman, filmmaker and contemporary artist; and Ufuk Uras, former Istanbul deputy and president of the Freedom and Solidarity Party (ÖDP).
History
The party is one of the participants in the Peoples' Democratic Congress (HDK), a political initiative instrumental in founding the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) in 2012.
Their chairpersons were temporarily arrested in February 2018 but released with a travel ban for the exterior and under monitoring of the police. They were charged over social media activity and books in their possession.[6]
2023 election
Selahattin Demirtaş claimed that if Peoples' Democratic Party is closed, HDP parliamentary candidates will enter the Green Left Party lists in the 2023 general election.[7]
Upon the decision taken on 24 March 2023, Peoples' Democratic Party, Labourist Movement Party and Social Freedom Party decided to enter the 2023 general election from the Green Left Party lists.[8]
Political positions
The party has formally acknowledged the Armenian genocide.[9]
References
- "Yeşiller ve Sol Gelecek Partisi" (in Turkish). Court of Cassation. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
- "Diyarbakır'da Kürt partilerle ittifak: 'Kürtlerin birliği, Kürtlerin özgürlüğüdür'". Rûdaw. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
- "Kürt Özgürlük ve Demokrasi İttifakı'nın tutum deklarasyonu açıklandı". Gazete Duvar. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
- "Diyarbakır'da Kürt partilerle ittifak: 'Kürtlerin birliği, Kürtlerin özgürlüğüdür'". Retrieved 2023-04-04.
- https://europeangreens.eu/map Members
- "Stop the leaders of the Turkish Green Party from being jailed under false charges". European Greens. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
- "Yeşil Sol Parti, HDP'nin parti üzerinden seçime girme ihtimaline nasıl bakıyor?". BBC News Türkçe (in Turkish). 2023-03-14. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
- Duvar, Gazete (2023-03-24). "Emek ve Özgürlük İttifakı'nda tam uzlaşı sağlandı". https://www.gazeteduvar.com.tr/emek-ve-ozgurluk-ittifakinda-tam-uzlasi-saglandi-haber-1609870 (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-03-29.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - "Turkey's Green Party recognizes Armenian Genocide | ARMENPRESS Armenian News Agency". Armenpress.am. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
