1997 Nationalist Movement Party Extraordinary Congress

September 2023 Nationalist Movement Party Extraordinary Congress, 1997 Turkey convention no 18 May and 6 July 1997 Constituency Delegate vote Percentage Devlet Bahçeli VOA 2015 (cropped).jpg 150x150px Devlet Bahçeli Osmaniye 870000 Nationalist Movement Party 359 (4th congress)697 (5th congress) 29.9% (4th congress)59.1 (5th congress) Tugrukturkes_(cropped).png 150x150px Yıldırım Tuğrul Türkeş Istanbul 870000 Nationalist Movement Party 412 (4th congress)483 (5th congress) 34.4 (4th congress)40.9% (5th congress) Leader Alparslan Türkeş Nationalist Movement Party Devlet Bahçeli Nationalist Movement Party The 1997 Nationalist Movement Party Extraordinary Congress referred to two party conventions held by the Nationalist Movement Party (Turkish: Milliyetçi Hareket Partisi - MHP), a far-right ultranationalist political party in Turkey, following the death of their first leader Alparslan Türkeş. The first congress was held on 18 May 1997, where six candidates ran for the party leadership. Türkeş's eldest son, Tuğrul Türkeş emerged with a plurality of the vote while Devlet Bahçeli came second. The remaining candidates subsequently withdrew in support for Bahçeli, resulting in violence breaking out between party members supporting rival candidates. The second round was subsequently delayed until 6 July. In their campaign speeches, Türkeş attacked Bahçeli for allegedly disrespecting the legacy of his father, whereas Bahçeli claimed that Türkeş's supporters did not have a place in the party.http://blog.milliyet.com.tr/mhp-kurultay-tarihi/Blog/?BlogNo=385763 MHP kurultay tarihi/Siyaset/Milliyet blog Devlet Bahçeli was elected in the second round with 697 delegates' votes as opposed to Türkeş's 483, prompting Türkeş to resign from the party and establish the Bright Turkey Party (ATP) in 1998. The ATP was dissolved in 2010 after Türkeş rejoined the MHP in 2007 and became a Member of Parliament for Istanbul in the 2007 general election. Results 4th extraordinary congress, 18 May 1997 CandidateVotesPercentage Yıldırım Tuğrul Türkeş41234.4 Devlet Bahçeli35929.9 Ramiz Ongun23119.3 Enis Öksüz1048.7 Muharrem Şemsek806.7 İbrahim Çiftçi131.1left Total1,199100.0 5th extraordinary congress, 6 July 1997 CandidateVotesPercentage Devlet Bahçeli69759.1 Yıldırım Tuğrul Türkeş48340.9left Total1,180100.0 References 30em Category:Nationalist Movement Party Congresses Category:1997 conferences Nationalist Movement Party Extraordinary Congress Nationalist Movement Party Extraordinary Congress Category:1990s political conferences Nationalist Movement Party Extraordinary Congress