Key Party (Turkey)

Key Party
Anahtar Parti
AbbreviationA
LeaderYavuz Ağıralioğlu
FounderYavuz Ağıralioğlu
FoundedOctober 30, 2024 (2024-10-30)
HeadquartersÇankaya
IdeologyTurkish-Islamic synthesis
Turkish nationalism
Pan-Turkism
Islamokemalism
National conservatism
Islamism
Political positionRight-wing to far-right
Colors    Blue and white

The Key Party (Turkish: Anahtar Parti) is a political party established in Turkey on October 30, 2024. Its official abbreviation is the letter "A". The chairman and founder is Yavuz Ağıralioğlu.

History

Yavuz Ağıralioğlu was a candidate for Istanbul mayor in 2018 for the İYİ Party.[1] He continued his career in the İYİ Party before leaving it in 2023 due to its alliance with the CHP, as he staunchly opposed Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu.[2] Ağıralioğlu claimed that he felt very worthless in the İYİ Party.[3] He made an appointment to meet with Meral Akşener before resigning from the İYİ Party, although it was canceled as Akşener did not consider the meeting important.[4] Ağıralioğlu, who ideologically supported the Turkish–Islamic synthesis, had a background in the Great Unity Party. Ağıralioğlu criticized and opposed the policies of the CHP, AKP and MHP on Abdullah Öcalan, especially after Devlet Bahçeli invited Öcalan to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. After forming the Key Party on October 30, 2024, he was joined by many İYİ Party members.[5] The main policies of the Key Party are national conservatism and the Turkish–Islamic synthesis.[6]

References

  1. ^ "TÜRKİYE BÜYÜK MİLLET MECLİSİ". www.tbmm.gov.tr (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2023-03-27. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
  2. ^ "Ağıralioğlu, İYİ Parti'den istifa etti". BBC News Türkçe (in Turkish). March 29, 2023. Archived from the original on November 12, 2024.
  3. ^ Merkezi, Haber (2023-03-29). "Yavuz Ağıralioğlu, İYİ Parti'den neden istifa etti? Canlı yayında açıkladı". www.sozcu.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2024-12-21.
  4. ^ "Akşener, Ağıralioğlu ile randevusunu iptal etti, İyi Parti'den açıklama geldi". T24 (in Turkish). Archived from the original on March 29, 2023. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
  5. ^ "Yavuz Ağıralioğlu, Anahtar Parti'yi (A Parti) kurdu: 'Çözüm için Öcalan'dan medet uman alçaktır'". BBC News Türkçe (in Turkish). 2024-10-28. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
  6. ^ "Ağıralioğlu milliyetçi-muhafazakar çizgide Anahtar Parti'yi tanıttı: "Öcalan'la çözüm önerilemez"". VOA Türkçe (in Turkish). 2024-10-28. Retrieved 2024-12-21.