ɪn spˈaɪt ʌv ðɪs sˈɛtbæk, sˈɛvɹəl ˈɛfɚts wɜː mˌeɪd tʊ ɪstˈæblɪʃ sˈoʊʃəlˌɪst pˈɑːɹɾiz, sˈʌtʃ ɐz ðə dˌɛməkɹˈæɾɪk lˈeɪbɚ pˈɑːɹɾi ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti ænd ðə vˈætən pˈɑːɹɾi vˌiːpˈiː fˈaʊndᵻd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈoːɹ baɪ hˈɪkmɪt kˌɪvɪlsˈɪmli.
In spite of this setback, several efforts were made to establish socialist parties, such as the Democratic Labor Party in 1950 and the Vatan Party (VP) founded in 1954 by Hikmet Kıvılcımlı.