Denk (political party)
Denk | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Stephan van Baarle |
| Chairman | Ejder Köse |
| Leader in the House of Representatives | Stephan van Baarle |
| Founders | Tunahan Kuzu Selçuk Öztürk |
| Founded | 9 February 2015 |
| Split from | Labour Party |
| Headquarters | Lodewijk Pincoffsweg 503, Rotterdam |
| Youth wing | Jongerenbeweging Oppositie |
| Think tank | Wetenschappelijk Instituut Statera |
| Membership (2025) | 4,240 |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre-left to left-wing |
| Colours | Turquoise Orange |
| Senate | 0 / 75 |
| House of Representatives | 3 / 150 |
| European Parliament | 0 / 31 |
| Provincial councils | 0 / 570 |
| Website | |
| bewegingdenk.nl | |
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Denk (Dutch: [dɛŋk], Turkish: [dæɲc]; Dutch for 'think' and Turkish for 'equal' / 'balanced'), legally registered as Politieke Beweging Denk ("Political Movement Denk"), is a political party in the Netherlands, founded on a minority rights platform.
The party was founded by Tunahan Kuzu and Selçuk Öztürk, two Turkish Dutch members of the House of Representatives, after leaving the Labour Party on 13 November 2014. Upon winning three seats at the 2017 election, Denk became the first migrant-founded party to gain seats in the Dutch national parliament.
Although the party has been colloquially described as a "Muslim political party", Denk "does not promote Muslim candidates as do most similar political parties in Europe". Denk's current party leader and lijsttrekker in the House of Representatives, Stephan van Baarle, is an agnostic. Under his leadership, however, Denk took more conservative positions on LGBT rights and medico-ethical issues.