Party for Change in Turkey
Turkish political party
The Party for Change in Turkey, or TDP (Turkish: Türkiye Değişim Partisi), was a Turkish political movement originally started and founded in 2009, transforming into a political party in 2020 under the leadership of Mustafa Sarıgül.
After a period in the DSP, Sarıgül established the TDH (Türkiye Değişim Hareketi/Movement for Change in Turkey) to challenge the domination of the Turkish centre-left by the CHP, whose leader Deniz Baykal had withstood a leadership challenge by Sarıgül in 2005.
Party leader Sarıgül announced that they would support the CHP and Kılıçdaroğlu in the 2023 general elections. In response, the CHP made Sarıgül a candidate for the parliament from the Erzincan electoral district. Party leader Mustafa Sarıgül announced that they were merging with the CHP on 8 June 2023.
Flag and symbol
The party symbol and flag represents the Thrace with the heart in the west, and Anatolia with the heart in the east, both unified with the star (representing the one in the Turkish flag) in the middle, possibly also representing a comet star as there is a trail behind the star. The trail also represents the Turkish crescent, as it is shaped in such a way. The red and white represent the heart theme, peace, and Turkishness. The symbol and flag mainly represent unification of all people and ideas in a peaceful way inside Turkey.
Background
In the 2010s, the movement described itself as social democratic and lists among its policy goals reducing Turkey's rich-poor gap, promoting pluralism, and empowering the women and youth.
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