The Free Republican Party was born in Yalova
July–November 1930
Faced with reform fatigue and economic hardship, Atatürk wanted a controlled opposition. At the Yalova meeting of 29 July 1930 Fethi Okyar was chosen for the task, and the founding of the Free Republican Party took shape in Yalova in August. After the İzmir incidents and tensions over the municipal elections, the party was dissolved on 17 November 1930.
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Sources
- Hacer Karabağ, An Experiment in Opposition Born in Yalova: The Free Republican Party, Yalova Research Congress, 20 October 2021, pp.542–559