ÇOK PARTİLİ SİYASİ HAYATA GEÇİŞ SÜRECİNDE CHP KURULTAY GÖRÜŞMELERİ VE MÜFETTİŞ RAPORLARINA GÖRE PARTİ TEŞKİLATININ KARŞILAŞTIĞI SORUNLAR (1945-1950)

1923 yılında Cumhuriyet rejimine geçilmesinin ardından, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk’ün

THE CONGRESS NEGOTIATIONS WITHIN THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLICAN PARTY (CHP) AND THE ISSUES CONFRONTED BY THEIR ORGANIZATION DURING THE TRANSITION PROCESS INTO THE MULTI-PARTY POLITICAL SYSTEM (1945-1950)

The transition process into the multi-party system originated in Turkey upon theWorld War II is a prominent period concerning the development of democracy within thecountry. The most thought-provoking subjects related to this process cover how the mainactors of the process: İsmet İnönü and People’s Republican Party (CHP) got ready for the newera, what they would execute, and how they would react on the upcoming developments.Following a long years run of one-party governmental system, the administrative board ofCHP brought in a range of modifications in the party bylaw and manifesto, compatible withthe democratic atmosphere of the age, in order to suppress the strengthening political powerof the opposition and to adapt the party to the brand new process. In line with the objectiveof consolidating their identity as a political party and attracting the support of large masses,an understanding of taking notice of various opinions, demands, and problems of the partyorganization that is in direct contact with the people began to be dominant within the party.In order to soundly identify the extensive problems witnessed by the party organizations ona course of years and to cater relevant solution to the problems, the competent authoritiesof the party such as the Congress and the Inspectorship conducted actively. The resolutionsconcluded at the congresses, where the delegates of party members could express theirviews freely and hot debates took place, prevented the party from a potential sudden lossof votes. In addition, the Inspectorship department of the party was employed actively soas to determine the main reasons for the loss of votes in consideration of people’s support,and the problems of the organization properly. The inspectors dispatched across the countrynoted the problems soundly, objectively, and with no political concerns in their reports. Theyfurther specified the factors leading to the alienation of the people from the party and theymade suggestions as a remedy to these problems. CHP could manage to carry some of thesuggested policies into effect whereas the time was scarce to implement all of them since theyhad no other option but to hand over the power to the Democratic Party (DP) in 1950 to founda new government.This article will address to the several issues confronted by the CHP partyorganization during the transition process into the multi-party political system, as regards tothe negotiations occurred during the congresses and according to the inspector reports as wellas the suggested remedies instrumented toward these issues. The primary references usedfor this study are the congress minutes and the inspection reports obtained from the PrimeMinistry Republic Archive. Furthermore, a number of memoirs written by the witnesses ofthe above-mention period and some studies featuring the period have also been used.

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Çağdaş Türkiye Tarihi Araştırmaları Dergisi-Cover
  • ISSN: 1300-0756
  • Yayın Aralığı: Yılda 2 Sayı
  • Başlangıç: 1991
  • Yayıncı: Dokuz Eylül Üniv. - Atatürk İlkeleri ve İnkılap Tarihi Enst.