Socialist Unity Party (Turkey)
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The Socialist Unity Party (Turkish: Sosyalist Birlik Partisi, abbreviated SBP) was a political party in Turkey. The party was founded on January 15, 1991. It was headed by Sadun Aren, a former university professor.[2] The party was largely a successor organization of the banned United Communist Party of Turkey (TBKP).[3] SBP held its first party congress in Ankara in May 1992.[4]
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Socialist Unity Party Sosyalist Birlik Partisi | |
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Leader | Sadun Aren |
Founder | Sadun Aren |
Founded | January 15, 1991 (1991-01-15) |
Banned | July 19, 1995 (1995-07-19) |
Preceded by | United Communist Party of Turkey |
Headquarters | Ankara[1] |
Ideology | Socialism |
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The party was banned on July 19, 1995.[5][6] The remains of the party merged into the United Socialist Party (BSP).[3]