Kocaeli’nde Vatan Cephesi
The Fatherland’s Front in Kocaeli

Summary/Abstract: Democratic Party which had been ruling party by 1950 elections e stayed in power for a decade and it left deep scars in Turkish political history. It had been able to maintain its strength up to to 1954 elections and it was in power again in other elections, but Democratic Party was criticized because of common adverse events especially for the economy in the country. Because of this situation Democratic Party lost votes and did not succeed in the 1957 elections. The opposition movement emerged against Democratic Party after the 1957 elections. To make Democratic Party powerless, the Republican People’s Party and other opposition parties set up a front which was called the power association. In this way they were united around the Republican People’s Party who was oppose Democratic Party. Upon this to make party stronger again Adnan Menderes who was prime minister established the Fatherland Front. the number of participans who resign from their’s party increased to Democratic Party with the establisment of this front. Later among Democratic Party and the other party’s problems increased and the problems grow in the country.The confusion and chaos increased because of this polarization. In this study focused on the Fatherland Front and apinions examined about this structure in Kocaeli were studied.

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