02.01.2026 21:07
According to the updated records of the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office of the Court of Cassation, the AK Party ranks first in Turkey, where 188 political parties are active, with 11 million 543 thousand 301 members. The second place is held by the CHP with 1 million 922 thousand 757 members, followed by the MHP with 498 thousand 21, the İYİ Party with 391 thousand 731, and the DEM Party with 16 thousand 228 members.
According to the data from the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office of the Court of Cassation, in Turkey, where 188 political parties are active, the AK Party is the political party with the most members, with 11 million 543 thousand 301 members.
AK PARTY'S NUMBER OF MEMBERS IS OVER 11 MILLION
According to the political party membership numbers published on the prosecutor's office website, the AK Party ranks first in terms of membership in Turkey.
THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF CHP IN SECOND PLACE IS NEARLY 2 MILLION
Following the AK Party, which has 11 million 543 thousand 301 members, is the CHP with 1 million 922 thousand 757 members. Among the parties with a group in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, the MHP has 498 thousand 21, the İYİ Party has 391 thousand 731, the DEM Party has 16 thousand 228, and the Saadet Party has 314 thousand 86 registered members.
The membership of the New Welfare Party is recorded as 652 thousand 933, while the Democratic Party has 309 thousand 27, the Democracy and Progress Party (DEVA) has 125 thousand 962, and the Great Unity Party has 113 thousand 675 members.
The number of members of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), which is facing a case for permanent closure at the Constitutional Court, is also 3 thousand 668.
The membership numbers of some other parties are as follows:
The Key Party has 105 thousand 342, the Motherland Party has 22 thousand 517, the Future Party has 60 thousand 494, the Turkey Workers' Party has 35 thousand 547, the Turkey Communist Party has 7 thousand 9, the Homeland Party has 12 thousand 311, the Victory Party has 71 thousand 84, the Democratic Left Party has 22 thousand 763, the Free Cause Party has 15 thousand 949, and the Independent Turkey Party has 14 thousand 450.
The Chief Public Prosecutor's Office of the Court of Cassation updates and publishes the membership numbers of political parties on its website in the first week of January and July each year.