People's Ascent Party
Halkın Yükselişi Partisi
LeaderRagıp Önder Günay
Founded16 February 2005
Dissolved26 February 2018
Merged intoAssociation for Defence of National Rights Movement Party
IdeologyKemalism
Social democracy
Centrism
Euroscepticism
Political positionCentre-left
ColoursWhite, Red, Green

The People's Ascent Party (Turkish: Halkın Yükselişi Partisi, abbreviated HYP) is a Turkish political party founded by the Istanbul MP and theologian Yaşar Nuri Öztürk on 16 February 2005, adopting the principles of a democratic state of law.

In its manifesto, the party claims to be an advocate of social democracy, seeking to benefit Turkey and the Turkish people on the basis of a participatory and pluralistic democratic platform.

On 22 November 2009, Ragıp Önder Günay was elected the new party leader in 4th convention of HYP.[1]

On 26 February 2018, Party dissolved itself and joined the Association for Defence of National Rights Movement Party.

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