▁Party ▁and ▁the ▁True ▁Path ▁Party , ▁now ▁with ▁T ans u ▁ Ç iller ▁at ▁the ▁hel m . ▁ Ç iller ▁then ▁turned ▁to ▁the ▁W elf are ▁Party ▁( R P ), ▁head ed ▁by ▁N ec m ett in ▁Er b ak an , ▁the ▁former ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Salv ation ▁Party , ▁allowing ▁Er b ak an ▁to ▁enter ▁the ▁Prime ▁Ministry . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁the ▁military , ▁cit ing ▁his ▁government ' s ▁support ▁for ▁religious ▁policies ▁de emed ▁dangerous ▁to ▁Turkey ' s ▁sec ular ▁nature , ▁sent ▁a ▁memor and um ▁to ▁Er b ak an ▁request ing ▁that ▁he ▁res ign , ▁which ▁he ▁did . ▁Short ly ▁there after , ▁the ▁R P ▁was ▁b anned ▁and ▁re born ▁as ▁the ▁V irt ue ▁Party ▁( FP ). ▁A ▁new ▁government ▁was ▁formed ▁by ▁AN AP ▁and ▁E ce v it ' s ▁Democratic ▁Left ▁Party ▁( D SP ) ▁supported ▁from ▁the ▁outside ▁by ▁the ▁center - left ▁Republican ▁People ' s ▁Party ▁( CH P ), ▁led ▁by ▁Den iz ▁Bay kal . ▁Under ▁this ▁government , ▁Abd ul lah ▁Ö cal an , ▁the ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁Kur d ish ▁separ at ist ▁organisation ▁Kur dist an ▁Work ers ▁Party ▁( PK K ), ▁was ▁captured ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁in ▁Ken ya . ▁Im pr ison ed ▁in ▁the ▁prison - is land ▁of ▁ İ m ral ı ▁in ▁the