As a substantial figure of Turkish political life Osman Bölükbaşı

Transition to the multi-party system, has revealed new and important actors that will shape Turkish political life. Osman Bolukbasi became one of the leading names of these actors with his struggles. Bolukbasi, who stepped into politics with entering Democratic Party (DP), came to the forefront with his harsh criticisms of the single-party period and Ismet Inonu. The target of his arrows of criticism was directed to DP, which he criticized for not being able to harsh oppsition to the Republican People's Party (RPP) government. When it comes to year 1948, the Nation Party (NP) was founded by Bolukbasi and his friends. Bolukbasi, who was elected as the only deputy of his party in 1950 general elections, claimed that the DP, which he asserted to barney with the RPP and which he regarded as the simulation party, gradually resembled the RPP. His ''bespoke opposition'' criticism and stance against the government, resulted in the dissolution of the NP in January 1954 on the grounds of anti-secularism. Following the closure of the NP, Bolukbasi founded the Republican Nation Party (RNP) in February the same year. In the 1954 general election, which was entered with the advantage of the majority election system, Bolukbasi elected 5 deputies from his hometown Kırsehir. Upon this situation, Kırsehir was punished by the DP government and made a borough and this event took place as an example of gerrymandering in Turkish political life. Bolukbasi, who constantly criticized especially DP's oppressive policies against press and the opposition, evaluated the 27 May 1960 coup d'état, which liquidated Menderes and his team, as a legitimate revolution and defended the new order that was desired to be established after the coup d'état. Upon the establisment of a coalition between RPP and JP in 1961 and as a result of intra-party discussions, Bolukbasi resigned from the Republican Peasant Nation Party (RPNP) and in 1962 he re-established the Nation Party again. However, after this period the NP started to lose its power in the elections and the party began to shrink gradually as Demirel, who appealed to the same political base, recieved more votes. Bolukbasi, who left from the party as chairman in 1969 and as a deputy in 1973, withdrew from politics and he died in Ankara in February 2002. Examining Osman Bolukbasi, is not just a biography instance which can be used to determine his personality as a political leader. Analyzing of his life in the 21 years of his death will shed light on the relations between the government – opposition, army and politics and a substantial period of Turkish political life. With this study, it is aimed to evaluate Bolukbasi's struggles in Turkish political life and the ideas behind them. For this purpose, the political life of Osman Bolukbasi will be revealed by eximining party programs, parliamentary minutes, domestic and foreign publications based on literature reviev.