Oktay, Ahmet Metin2016-01-082016-01-081998http://hdl.handle.net/11693/18057Ankara : Department of Political Science and Public Administration and Institute of Economics and Social Sciences, Bilkent Univ., 1998.Thesis (Master's) -- Bilkent University, 1998.Includes bibliographical references leaves 84-87.This thesis analyzes the left of center politics implemented by the Republican People’s Party (RPP) in Turkey from 1965 to 1980 in an emprical and historical context. The adoption of left of center stance, the attendant conceptual confusion, the unceasing intra-party competition for power, the social democratic discourse and certainly the elections and the electorate will be discussed along with domestic and foreign affairs as well as the socioeconomic transformation of the particular period.ix, 90 leaves, graphicsEnglishinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessLeft of CenterSocial DemocracyIntra-Party CompetitionConceptual ConfusionSocioeconomic ChangesJQ1809.A8 O54 1998Political parties--Turkey.Turkey--Politics and government 1960-1980.Thesis