modern Democrat Party. Democrat Party (1992) In November 1992, at what was declared to be the party's 5th Grand Conference, several former members relaunched the Democrat Party under the same name and emblem. It was at first led by Hayrettin Erkmen, but the most prominent leader was Aydın Menderes, son of Adnan, who was elected the party's third leader in February 1994. He led until a crippling road accident in 1996. The relaunched Democratic Party never entertained mainstream politics, and did not participate in Turkey's elections of 2002. Other recent leaders have included Yalçın Koçak Democrat Party (2007) In the 2007 DYP congress, DYP and ANAP announced a merger and for the occasion renamed itself to the Democrat Party. While the merger failed in the lead up to the 2007 election, DP and ANAP were eventually able to merge in 2009. In the 2018 elections it participated in the Nation Alliance with the CHP, İyi Parti and Saadet Partisi. It currently has one seat in the National Assembly from the election, elected from İyi Parti's lists. Election Results See also Liberalism in Turkey Conservatism in Turkey Justice and Development Party Süleyman Demirel References External links Political parties established in 1946 Defunct political parties in Turkey 1946 establishments in Turkey 1961 disestablishments in Turkey Political parties disestablished in 1961 Istanbul pogrom