Democracy and Progress Party
Democracy and Progress Party Demokrasi ve Atılım Partisi | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | DEVA |
| Leader | Ali Babacan |
| General Secretary | Yusuf Türkmen |
| Spokesperson | Sadullah Kısacık |
| Founder | Ali Babacan |
| Founded | 9 March 2020 |
| Split from | Justice and Development Party |
| Headquarters | Çankaya, Ankara |
| Membership (2025) | 134,025 |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| National affiliation | Table of Six (2022–2023) Nation Alliance (2023) New Path (2025–present) |
| Colors | Blue White |
| Slogan | Hepimizin DEVA'sı ("Remedy for all of us") Korkma Türkiye ("Don't be afraid Turkey") |
| Grand National Assembly | 1 / 600 |
| District municipalities | 1 / 922 |
| Belde Municipalities | 2 / 390 |
| Provincial councilors | 1 / 1,282 |
| Municipal Assemblies | 40 / 20,953 |
| Website | |
| devapartisi.org | |
The Democracy and Progress Party (Turkish: Demokrasi ve Atılım Partisi, DEVA) is a Turkish political party founded on 9 March 2020 under the leadership of Ali Babacan, a former economy minister under the AKP. The official abbreviation is "DEVA" (Remedy in Turkish) according to the party records. The party's logo is a water droplet, inside a silhouette of sapling.