A Century in Review: A General Evaluation of the Turkish Party System from 1923 to 2023 Mustafa BÖLÜKBAŞI1 Öz Abstract Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı,

Yıl 2024, Cilt: 16 Sayı: Cumhuriyet’in 100. Yılında Türkiye'nin İktisadi ve Siyasi Gelişimi, 91 - 106, 29.10.2024

Mustafa Bölükbaşı

Öz

Purpose: The aim of this study is to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the trends, characteristics, and transformations of political parties and party competition in Turkey, from their emergence to the present day.
Design/Methodology: The study adopts a historical approach and examines different periods of the Turkish party system in a comparative manner. The quantitative data used in the study is based on the results of the 20 general elections between 1950 and 2023.
Findings: This study argues that the Turkish party system is generally characterised by a moderate multiparty system with one dominant party, and that it approaches a predominant party system under certain conditions.
Limitations: The fact that the research is limited to the Turkish party system makes its results less generalizable.
Originality/Value: Much of the literature on the Turkish party system is based on insufficient empirical data, uses a descriptive method and has a historical scope limited to the 1990s and 2000s. This study not only describes the general characteristics of the Turkish party system, but also compares different periods and discusses the reasons for the emergence of different party systems.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Turkish Party System, Party System Typologies, Political Parties

Bir Asrın Muhasebesi: 1923’ten 2023’e Türk Parti Sistemi Hakkında Genel Bir Değerlendirme

Öz

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, ortaya çıkışından günümüze kadar geçen sürede, Türkiye’deki siyasi partiler ve parti rekabetindeki eğilimlerin, özelliklerin ve dönüşümlerin kapsamlı bir analizini gerçekleştirmektir.
Tasarım/Yöntem: Çalışma, tarihsel bir yöntem benimsemekte ve Türk parti sisteminin farklı dönemlerini karşılaştırmalı bir şekilde ele almaktadır. Araştırmanın kullandığı nicel veriler, 1950-2023 arasındaki 20 genel seçim sonucuna dayanarak hesaplanmıştır.
Bulgular: Bu makale, Türk parti sisteminin genel olarak, dominant bir partinin olduğu ılımlı çok partili sistem özelliği gösterdiğini ve uygun koşullar altında hâkim parti sistemine yakınlaştığını öne sürmektedir.
Sınırlılıklar: Araştırmanın Türk parti sistemi ile sınırlı olması sonuçlarını daha az genelleştirilebilir hale getirmektedir.
Özgünlük/Değer: Türk parti sistemi üzerine olan literatürün birçoğunun ampirik verisi yetersiz, yöntemi betimleyici ve tarihsel kapsamı 1990’lar ve 2000’lerle sınırlıdır. Bu çalışma, Türk parti sisteminin genel özelliklerini betimlemenin yanı sıra farklı dönemler arasında da bir karşılaştırma yapmakta ve farklı parti sistemlerinin ortaya çıkma nedenlerini tartışmaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Türk Parti Sistemi, Parti Sistemi Tipolojileri, Siyasal Partiler.

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