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Democracy and Progress Party
Liberal political party in Turkey

The Democracy and Progress Party is a Turkish political party founded on 9 March 2020 under the leadership of Ali Babacan, a former economy minister under the AKP. The official abbreviation is "DEVA" (Remedy in Turkish) according to the party records. The party's logo is a water droplet, inside a silhouette of sapling.

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History

DEVA Party is a political party in Turkey formed by former Economy Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan as the result of a split from Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's Justice and Development Party. The party is currently being represented by 15 seats at the Grand National Assembly.34

The founders of the party also include former Minister of Justice Sadullah Ergin, former Minister of Science, Industry, and Technology, Nihat Ergün and former Minister of State Selma Aliye Kavaf, who all served in Erdoğan cabinets for many years; and the former Balıkesir mayor Ahmet Edip Uğur from the Justice and Development Party as well.5

Babacan was unanimously elected as the chairperson at the Founders' Meeting on 10 March 2020.6 He announced the official logo and agenda of the party on 11 March 2020, during the first conference of the party.7

Despite his history in the AKP, Ali Babacan has adopted a secular stance in his politics in DEVA Party, emphasizing personal freedoms instead of a religious conservatism. He has criticized evolution being removed from the Biology curriculum for high school and lower education. He has also expressed his opposition against religious studies lessons being mandatory for school children, saying parents should be able to opt out of them.8 He has also expressed his opposition about ban on tariqas. He said: "When the government 'bans' them, they still continue their activities off the record and without any supervision. We are always in favor of freedom and transparency. Congregations and tariqas are a centuries-old tradition of these lands. You cannot destroy centuries-old tradition with a prohibitionist mentality.".9

The Democracy and Progress Party has announced 22 Action Plans that will bring government reforms for the problems that the country has been facing in the recent years, addressing many different topics ranging from economy and finance policies, to entrepreneurship, to the justice system, to social problems. These plans include 90-day and 360-day goals.10

Party leaders

#LeaderPortraitTook officeLeft officeTime in office
1Ali Babacan10 March 2020Incumbent5 years, 102 days

Election results

Parliamentary elections

Grand National Assembly of Turkey
YearLeaderSeatsPosition
Seats+/-
2023Ali Babacan15 / 600 15Opposition

See also

References

  1. "Babacan's new party another headache for Erdoğan". Yetkin Report. 12 March 2020. https://yetkinreport.com/en/2020/03/12/babacans-new-party-another-headache-for-erdogan/ ↩

  2. "Former deputy PM Babacan applies to launch party - Turkey News". Hürriyet Daily News. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020. https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/former-deputy-pm-babacan-applies-to-launch-party-152823 ↩

  3. "Ali Babacan'ın partisinin kuruluş dilekçesi, İçişleri Bakanlığı'na sunuldu". www.cumhuriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 9 March 2020. http://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/haber/ali-babacanin-partisinin-kurulus-dilekcesi-icisleri-bakanligina-sunuldu-1726011 ↩

  4. "Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi Milletvekilleri Dağılımı". www.tbmm.gov.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 10 April 2020. https://www.tbmm.gov.tr/develop/owa/milletvekillerimiz_sd.dagilim ↩

  5. "Ali Babacan'ın partisinin kuruluş dilekçesi, İçişleri Bakanlığı'na sunuldu". www.cumhuriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 9 March 2020. http://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/haber/ali-babacanin-partisinin-kurulus-dilekcesi-icisleri-bakanligina-sunuldu-1726011 ↩

  6. "DEVA Partisi'ne Ali Babacan oy birliği ile genel başkan seçildi". www.cumhuriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 11 March 2020. http://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/haber/deva-partisine-ali-babacan-oy-birligi-ile-genel-baskan-secildi-1726327 ↩

  7. Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche. "Ali Babacan partisi DEVA'nın programını açıkladı | DW | 11.03.2020". DW.COM (in Turkish). Retrieved 4 March 2021. https://www.dw.com/tr/ali-babacan-partisi-devan%C4%B1n-program%C4%B1n%C4%B1-a%C3%A7%C4%B1klad%C4%B1/a-52721925 ↩

  8. "Babacan: Hala evrim teorisine takılmış bir zihniyet var". Dailymotion (in Turkish). 1 July 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2023. https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7ur9kd ↩

  9. "'Devrim kanunları gözden geçirilmeli, tarikatlar yapılanabilmeli' Babacan'dan Altılı Masa'da rahatsızlık yaratacak sözler". Yeni Çağ Gazetesi (in Turkish). 4 January 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2023. https://www.yenicaggazetesi.com.tr/babacan-devrim-kanunlari-gozden-gecirilmeli-tarikatlar-yapilanabilmeli-615167h.htm ↩

  10. "DEVA Partisi Eylem Planlari". DEVA Partisi (in Turkish). 27 January 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2023. https://devahazir.devapartisi.org.tr ↩