Independent Turkey Party

The Independent Turkey Party (Turkish: Bağımsız Türkiye Partisi, BTP) is a nationalist^[2] and Kemalist^[2][4] political party founded on 25 September 2001 by Haydar Baş, who was succeeded by his son Hüseyin Baş after his death in 2020.

Independent Turkey Party Bağımsız Türkiye Partisi
Abbreviation	BTP
President	Hüseyin Baş
Secretary-General	Nuri Kaplan
Founded	25 September 2001 (2001-09-25)
Headquarters	Çankırı Caddesi 24, Ulus, Ankara
Newspaper	Yeni Mesaj
Youth wing	BTP Youth
Women's wing	BTP Kadın Kolları
Membership (2025)	14,129[1]
Ideology	Kemalism[2] Turkish nationalism[2] Conservatism[3] Economic nationalism[4] Parliamentarism[4][5]
Political position	Center[6]
Colors	Red   White   Salmon (customary)
Slogan	İş Aş Haydar Baş (tr: Work, Food, Haydar Baş)
Grand National Assembly	0 / 600
Metropolitan municipalities	0 / 30
District municipalities	0 / 1,351
Provincial councillors	0 / 1,251
Municipal Assemblies	1 / 20,953
Party flag
Website
www.btp.org.tr
Politics of Turkey Political parties Elections

In the June 2015 general election, the BTP received 96,465 votes with no parliamentary seats. In the 2023 Presidential election, the BTP decided to support Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu.

Leaders

• 2001 Ata Selçuk
• 2002 Ali Gedik
• 2002–2020 Haydar Baş^[7][8][9]
• 2020–present Hüseyin Baş

Election results

General Elections

Election	Votes	Share	Seats	Leader
2002	150,482	0.48%	0 / 550	Haydar Baş
2007	182,095	0.52%	0 / 550
2011	did not contest
2015 Jun	96,475	0.21	0 / 550
2015 Nov	49,297	0.10	0 / 550
2018	did not contest
2023	did not contest			Hüseyin Baş

Local Elections

Election	Metropolitan Municipalities		Municipalities		Provincial assembly		Leader
	Vote	Chairs	Vote	Chairs	Vote	Chairs
2004	28,487	0/16	154,519	0/3208	77,193	1/3209	Haydar Baş
2009	51,271	0/16	176,340	3/3274	99,553	5/2931
2014	63,567	0/30	96,707	0/1351	35,363	0/1251
2019	112,685	0/30	137,887	0/1355	26,950	0/1272
2024	177,323	0/30	125,552	0/1363	42,728	0/1282	Hüseyin Baş