Democratic Left People's Party (DSHP) was a short-lived political party in Turkey

Turkey

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. It was founded by ex-members of Democratic Left Party

Democratic Left Party (Turkey)

The Democratic Left Party is a Turkish political party founded on November 14, 1985, by Rahşan Ecevit.-1985-1999:The DSP, a social democratic oriented party, was registered on November 14, 1985 by Rahşan Ecevit, wife of Bülent Ecevit, as he was banned from political life after the 1980 coup...

, led by Rahşan Ecevit

Rahsan Ecevit

Rahşan Ecevit is the spouse of the late Turkish politician and former prime minister Bülent Ecevit.She was born in Bursa, Turkey to a family from Şebinkarahisar, a town in the northeastern Giresun Province. Her father was Namık Zeki Aral, and her mother Zahide Aral. Their family came from...

. Its founding leader was Hulki Cevizoğlu. Cevizoğlu quit the office on January 13, 2010. In the founder's meeting on January 17, 2010, Rahşan Ecevit was elected as new leader.

In May 2010, after Deniz Baykal

Deniz Baykal

Deniz Baykal is a Turkish politician. He was a long-time leader of the Republican People's Party .-Biography:...

's resignation of leadership of Republican People's Party

Republican People's Party (Turkey)

The Republican People's Party is a centre-left Kemalist political party in Turkey. It is the oldest political party of Turkey and is currently Main Opposition in the Grand National Assembly. The Republican People's Party describes itself as "a modern social-democratic party, which is faithful to...

, major left-wing party in Turkey, there was strong support for Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu

Kemal Kiliçdaroglu

Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu is a Turkish social democrat politician. He is currently leader of the Republican People's Party and Leader of the Main Opposition in Turkey. He has been the Member of Parliament for İstanbul since 2002....

 in the left-wing media. Rahşan Ecevit also supported Kılıçdaroğlu for the sake of unity in the left-wing. She joined the CHP congress on May 22, 2010, when Kılıçdaroğlu was elected as the new leader. Finally, the founder's board chose to close the party on June 12, 2010.

Leaders

#	Name	Starts	Ends	Days in office
1	Hulki Cevizoğlu	November 23, 2009	January 13, 2010	1 month 21 days
2	Rahşan Ecevit Rahsan Ecevit Rahşan Ecevit is the spouse of the late Turkish politician and former prime minister Bülent Ecevit.She was born in Bursa, Turkey to a family from Şebinkarahisar, a town in the northeastern Giresun Province. Her father was Namık Zeki Aral, and her mother Zahide Aral. Their family came from...	January 17, 2010	June 12, 2010	4 months 26 days