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The Motherland Party (Turkish: Anavatan Partisi, abbreviated as ANAP) is a political partyinTurkey. It claims to be the heir of the Motherland Party founded in 1983 by Turgut Özal, which dissolved in 2009. In the September of 2011 a party of the same name was founded. Its current president is İbrahim Çelebi.
Motherland Party
Anavatan Partisi
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| Abbreviation | ANAP |
| President | İbrahim Çelebi |
| Founder | İbrahim Çelebi |
| Founded | 11 September 2011; 12 years ago (2011-09-11) |
| Split from | Democrat Party |
| Headquarters | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Membership (2024) |  24,240[1] |
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| Political position | Centre-right |
| Colours | Gold |
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On 11 September 2011, the party was re-established, with the same ideology as the first organization. Its current president is İbrahim Çelebi.
On 9 March 2023, a pro-Erdoğan journalist, Mahmut Övür claimed that ANAP will join the People's Alliance.[3][4] Eventually, ANAP decided to support Sinan Oğan instead.
| Election date | Party leader | Number of votes | % of votes | Seats won | Government |
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| 2023 | İbrahim Çelebi | 65,496[5] | 0.12% |
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