Democracy and Progress Party

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DEVA Party Founders' Board Ankara, Turkey (2020).

The Democracy and Progress Party (Turkish: Demokrasi ve Atılım Partisi, DEVA)[1] is a Turkish political party founded on 9 March 2020 under the leadership of Ali Babacan, a former economy minister under the AKP. The official abbreviation is "DEVA" (Remedy in Turkish) according to the party records. The party's logo is a water droplet, inside a silhouette of sapling.[2]

Election results[change | change source]

Parliamentary elections[change | change source]

Turkish Parliament
Year Leader Seats Position
2023 Ali Babacan
15 / 600
 Opposition

Party leaders[change | change source]

List of people who have served as the chairman of the Democracy and Progress Party, which was opened on March 9, 2020:

  1. Ali Babacan

References[change | change source]

  1. ↑ "Babacan's new party another headache for Erdoğan". Yetkin Report. 12 March 2020.
  2. ↑ "Former deputy PM Babacan applies to launch party - Turkey News". Hürriyet Daily News. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
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