Demirkırat: Chief

May 14, 1991

0h 42m

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Demirkırat: Chief

Overview

The multi-party democratic regime that we take for granted in Turkey today is actually the product of 23 years of struggle and search. From the establishment of the Republic until 1946, three attempts were made to transition from a single party to a multi-party. The first of these was in 1924. Progressive Republican Party came up against the Republican People's Party that ruled the country. However, this period, when a new republic was built in pain, did not allow an oppositional voice to survive. The Progressive Party was closed after six months. Some of the rulers were imprisoned. Some of them were sentenced on death rows in the case of the assassination of Atatürk.The second attempt was made six months later, in 1930, with the Free Party. But the Free Party survived only 97 days.Finally, after another 16 years, the Democrat Party came in 1946 and the one-party regime became history for Turkey, never to return.

Genres

Documentary

History

Production Companies

TRT

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Cast

Self

Cüneyt Arcayürek

Self

Kasım Gülek

Self

Aydin Menderes

Self(archive footage)

Mehmet Fuat Köprülü

Self(archive footage)

Berin Menderes

Self

Baha Aksit

Self

Mehmet Ali Aybar

Self

Ayhan Timurtas

Self

Özden Toker

Self(archive footage)

Refik Koraltan

Self(archive footage)

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