Victory Party (Turkey)
The Victory Party (Turkish: Zafer Partisi, ZP) is a right-wing to far-right, ultranationalist, anti-immigrant political party in Turkey founded on August 26, 2021 under the leadership of Ümit Özdağ. Party was represented in the Grand National Assembly by a single MP, Özdağ himself, until it failed to pass the electoral threshold in the 2023 election and therefore was barred from winning any seats.
Victory Party Zafer Partisi | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | ZP (unofficial) |
| Leader | Ümit Özdağ |
| Secretary-General | Cezmi Polat |
| Spokesperson | Uğur Batur |
| Founder | Ümit Özdağ |
| Founded | 26 August 2021 |
| Split from | Good Party |
| Headquarters | Ankara, Turkey |
| Youth wing | Ayyıldız Movement |
| Membership (2024) | 43.515 |
| Ideology | Anti-immigration Ultranationalism Kemalism Pan-Turkism |
| Political position | Right-wing to far-right |
| Colours | Red White Grey |
| Slogan | Zafer Partisi Gelecek Sığınmacılar Gidecek ("The Victory Party Will Come, The Refugees Will Go") |
| Anthem | Kutlu Olsun ("May it be blessed") |
| Grand National Assembly | 0 / 600 |
| Municipal Assemblies | 3 / 20,498 |
| Website | |
| zaferpartisi | |
The Victory Party is the continuation of the Ayyıldız Movement (lit. 'Star and Crescent Movement') initiated by Ümit Özdağ, which became a youth movement after the establishment of the party. The founding petition of the party was submitted to the Ministry of the Interior on 26 August 2021 and then the party was officially established.
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