New Party Yeni Parti | |
|---|---|
| Founder | Yusuf Bozkurt Özal |
| Founded | 7 October 1993 |
| Dissolved | 21 November 1997 |
New Party (Turkish:Yeni Parti) was a Turkish political party.
AfterTurgut Özal was elected as thePresident of Turkey, he resigned from theMotherland Party (ANAP) because of constitutional reasons. On 30 November 1992, he was replaced byMesut Yılmaz. Next day, Yusuf Bozkurt Özal, Turgut Özal's younger brother, together with a group of deputies resigned from ANAP.[1] On 7 October 1993, Yusuf Bozkurt Özal founded the New Party.[2] However, in thegeneral elections held on 24 December 1995, the party could receive only 0.13% of votes.[3] After this defeat, the party was merged to another party in 1997 November.[4]