National Order Party
{{Short description|Defunct Islamist party in Turkey}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox political party
|name = National Order Party
|native_name = Millî Nizam Partisi
|leader = Necmettin Erbakan
|founder = Necmettin Erbakan
|slogan =
|colorcode = {{party color|National Order Party}}
|founded = {{nowrap|{{start date and age|1970|1|26|df=y}}}}
|banned = {{end date and age|1971|5|20|df=y}}
|split = Justice Party
|successor = National Salvation Party
|headquarters = Ankara, Turkey
|ideology = Millî Görüş
Islamism
Conservatism
|position = Far-right
|religion = Sunni Islam
|symbol =
|party_logo =
|country = Turkey
}}
National Order Party (Millî Nizam Partisi, MNP) was an Islamist political party in Turkey, which adopted the Millî Görüş ideology. It was the first political party of the Millî Görüş movement and also the first Islamist political party in Turkey.{{Cite journal |last=Akkır |first=Ramazan |year=2020 |title=Türkiye'de Din ile Siyaset İlişkisi Bağlamında Milli Nizam Partisi |language=tr |journal=Mevzu - Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi |volume=3 |pages=115 – 138 |doi=10.5281/zenodo.3710808}}
History
The MNP was founded on 26 January 1970 by Necmettin Erbakan. The Naqshbandi leader Mehmet Zahit Kotku was instrumental in its establishment.{{cite journal | last=Yavuz | first=M. Hakan | title=Political Islam and the Welfare (Refah) Party in Turkey | journal=Comparative Politics | volume=30 | issue=1 |year=1997 | doi=10.2307/422193 | page=66}} It was closed down on 20 May 1971 by the authorities on the grounds, that it violated the Constitution, specifically the articles dealing with secularism.{{Cite book |last=Uslu |first=Nasuh |title=The Turkish-American Relationship between 1947 and 2003: The History of a Distinctive Alliance |publisher=Nova Science Publishers |year=2003 |isbn=978-1-59033-832-2 |location=New York |page=50}}
It was succeeded by the National Salvation Party (MSP) established in October 1972.{{Cite journal |last=Çaha |first=Ömer |last2=Baykal |first2=Ömer |year=2017 |title=Milli Görüş Hareketinin Kuruluşu: Türk Siyasetinde Milli Nizam Partisi Deneyimi|language=tr |volume=19 |issue=3 |url=https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/gaziuiibfd/issue/36599/417278 |journal=Gazi Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi |pages=788–806 }}
See also
References
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{{Historical parties in Turkey}}
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Category:Political parties established in 1970
Category:Banned Islamist parties in Turkey
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Category:Defunct far-right parties in Turkey
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Category:1971 disestablishments in Turkey
Category:Islamic political parties in Turkey
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