Justice Party (Turkey)
The Justice Party (Adalet Partisi, AP) was a Turkish political party prominent in the 1960s and 1970s. A descendant of the Democrat Party, the AP was dominated by Süleyman Demirel, who served six times as prime minister, and was in office at the time of the military coup on September 12, 1980. Along with all other political parties in Turkey, the justice Party was suppressed in the immediate aftermath of the coup. It was subsequently reestablished as the True Path Party in 1983.
Justice Party was moderate right-wing party. It advocated Kemalist principles and Western-style democracy and economic system. It strongly supported membership in NATO and close relations with the United States.
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