The Transition Process of Multi-Party System in Turkey and Democratization Efforts’ Impacts on the Kurdish Problem (1945-1950)

The transition process of multi-party system in Turkey took place under the influence of domestic and foreign conditions which shaped after Second World War. This development that became compulsory for democratic life revived implementation of new policies both in domestic and foreign policies by government. This process also started a new period in terms of democratization in Turkish Democracy History. In the transition process of multi-party system in Turkey, prestige of landlords and sheiks whose power decreased substantially in one party system restarted to increase. This situation enabled tribes to rally by leading up collaboration with the government. Populist policies in this aspect provided an opportunity to the subsequent policies towards the Kurdish Problem. In this period, only Republican People’s Party did not change its policies but Democratic Party had important discourses and policies despite being newly-established. In this study, it is aimed to analyze applied policies towards the Kurdish Problem within the scope of democratization and the impacts of these policies in the transition process of multi-party system.

Keywords

Republican People’s Party, Democratic Party, Multi-Party System, Democratization, Housing