Abstract:Though it was the Democrat Party that governed Turkey from 1950 to 1960, and whose successes and excesses shaped the conditions of democratization, the previously ruling Republican People's Party played a crucial role as well. Drawing on newspapers, memoirs, and parliamentary debates, this article considers how the party's leaders and its young cohort of future leaders reacted to defeat, redefined themselves as members of the opposition, and contributed to a polarized political culture that persists today.

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共和党人民：土耳其共和国的党派分化，1950–1953年

摘要：虽然是在1950年至1960年间执政的土耳其民主党，其成功和过份决定了民主化的条件，但先前执政的共和党也发挥了关键作用。借助报纸，回忆录和议会辩论，本文考虑了该党的领导人及其年轻的未来领导人如何对失败作出反应，如何将自己重新定义为反对派成员，以及如何促进今天持续存在的两极分化的政治文化。