Equality and Democracy Party

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Equality and Democracy Party (EDP) was a left-libertarian and social liberal political party in Turkey. It was founded on 14 March 2010 by Ziya Halis, a former member of the Social Democratic People's Party (SHP) and a former minister. The party drew on the Libertarian Left Movement and many independents, including people who had left the Freedom and Solidarity Party. To participate in elections, the EDP organized in several provinces and held party congresses, meeting the legal requirements to run in elections. The Supreme Electoral Council allowed the party to participate in the 2011 Turkish general election along with 26 other parties. However, the EDP decided to support the Labour, Democracy and Freedom Bloc and did not field its own candidates. The party dissolved on 25 November 2012, around the launch of the Greens and the Left Party of the Future, together with Greens and some independents.

Headquarters: Uğur Mumcu Caddesi No: 47, Gaziosmanpaşa, Ankara
Colours: Purple, Yellow
Ideology: Left-libertarianism, Social liberalism
Political position: Centre-left
Preceded by: Social Democratic People's Party
Succeeded by: Greens and the Left Party of the Future