Republican Turkish Party
Republican Turkish Party Cumhuriyetçi Türk Partisi | |
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| Leader | Tufan Erhürman |
| Founder | Ahmet Mithat Berberoğlu |
| Founded | 1970 |
| Headquarters | North Nicosia, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus |
| Youth wing | Cumhuriyetçi Türk Partisi Gençlik Örgütü |
| Ideology | Social democracy United Cyprus Cypriotism |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| European affiliation | Party of European Socialists (observer) |
| International affiliation | Progressive Alliance Socialist International |
| Colours | Red Green (customary) |
| Parliament: | 18 / 50 |
| Municipalities: | 7 / 18 |
| Website | |
| cumhuriyetciturkpartisi | |
The Republican Turkish Party (Turkish: Cumhuriyetçi Türk Partisi, CTP; Greek: Ρεπουμπλικανικό Τουρκικό Κόμμα, romanized: Repoublikanikó Tourkikó Kómma) is a social-democratic political party in Northern Cyprus. The party was founded in 1970 by Ahmet Mithat Berberoğlu, a lawyer, in opposition to the leadership of Fazıl Küçük and Rauf Denktaş.
On 30 June 2008, the Republican Turkish Party became a consultative member of the Socialist International (voted in by all members except the Greek Cypriot Movement for Social Democracy). It became a full member of the organization in 2014.