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| Gezi Party | |
|---|---|
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| Leader | Reşit Cem Köksal |
| Founded | October 9, 2013 (2013-10-09) |
| Dissolved | October 23, 2017 (2017-10-23) |
| Headquarters | Ankara |
| Ideology | Environmentalism |
| Political position | Centrism |
| Website | |
| gezipartisi.org.tr | |
The Gezi Party (Turkish: Gezi Partisi) was an environmentalist political party in Turkey founded on 1 October 2013 and became defunct as of 23 October 2017. The party was named after 2013 protests in Turkey, since the protests usually named as "Gezi Protests" in Turkish media. The founder Reşit Cem Köksal is an ex-heavy metal guitarist from İstanbul.
The logo of the party is a tree with a man figure on its trunk and roots.
References
- Merkez Üstü
- "Gezi Partisi kuruldu". CNN Türk. Archived from the original on 26 October 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
- "Gezi Partisi kapandı".
- "Bir parti daha kapandı".
- "Protest movement spawns new Gezi Party in Turkey". GlobalPost. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- "Heavy metal guitarist forms Turkish political party". Reuters. 24 October 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- "Inspired by summer protests, 'Gezi Party' established". Today's Zaman. Archived from the original on 26 October 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
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