The Liberal Democratic Party (, LDP) is a classical liberal party in Turkey. LDP was founded in 1994 as “Liberal Parti” by Turkish entrepreneur Besim Tibuk. Tibuk was the advisor of Turkish President Turgut Özal until Özal died on 17 April 1993. After the death of Turgut Özal, Besim Tibuk decided to found a new party to emphasize the liberal movement in Turkey. Tibuk first founded the party as Liberal Party but then changed its name to "Liberal Democratic Party". After the failure of his party in the 2002 general elections, Tibuk resigned. Cem Toker was the leader of LDP from 20 June 2005 to 29 January 2017. Since then, Gültekin Tırpancı has been the leader of the party. According to data published in January 2021, the party has 5,227 members. The party uses unorthodox humorous language in its official Twitter accounts. Policies Presidential system Changing Turkey's parliamentary system, arguing that brought political instability advocate for the full US style presidential system based on the separation of powers. He also opposed the presidential system of the government on the grounds that it does not comply with the separation of powers. He also supported the "No!” vote in the 2017 Turkish constitutional referendum. Party leaders Turkish general elections performance See also Classical liberalism Libertarianism Contributions to liberal theory Liberalism worldwide List of liberal parties Liberal democracy Liberalism in Turkey List of political parties in Turkey References External links Liberal Democratic Party official website Liberal Democratic Party Youtube page Liberal Democratic Party Twitter account 1994 establishments in Turkey Centrist parties Classical liberal parties Liberal parties in Turkey Political parties established in 1994 Political parties in Turkey Pro-European political parties in Turkey