Turkish Democratic Party of Kosovo

Kosovar political party

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Turkish Democratic Party of Kosovo Kosova Demokratik Türk Partisi Partia Demokratike Turke e Kosovës

Chairman	Fikrim Damka
Leader of the Parliamentary Group	Enis Kervan
Founded	19 July 1990 (as the Turkish Democratic Union)
Headquarters	Lig Meydanı, 47 Prizren, Kosovo
Ideology	Turkish nationalism Turkish minority interests
Colours	Red, white
Assembly	2 / 120
Website
www.kdtp.org
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The Turkish Democratic Party of Kosovo (Turkish: Kosova Demokratik Türk Partisi, Albanian: Partia Demokratike Turke e Kosovës) is a political party in Kosovo that represents the Turkish minority. It is led by Mahir Yağcılar, the Minister of Environment and Spatial Planning in the Thaçi-led government.

It was founded as Turkish Democratic Union (Türk Demokratik Birliği) on 19 July 1990 in Prizren and changed its name to the Turkish Democratic Party of Kosovo on 20 June 2001 under UNMIK. The party's seat is in Prizren and has Mamuša as a stronghold.

At the 2004 legislative elections, the Turkish Democratic Party of Kosovo won 1.2% of the popular vote and 3 out of 120 seats. At the 2007 elections, the party kept its 3 seats in the Assembly of Kosovo, one being from the main list of candidates (Mahir Yağcılar) and two being seats reserved for the Turkish minority (Enis Kervan, Müfera Şinik).

Electoral performance

Assembly of Kosovo
Year	Popular vote	% of vote	Overall seats won	Turkish seats	Seat change
2001	7,879	1.00	3 / 120	3 / 3
2004	8,353	1.21	3 / 120	3 / 3
2007	4,999	0.87	3 / 120	3 / 3
2010	8,548	1.22	3 / 120	3 / 3
2014	7,424	1.02	2 / 120	2 / 2	1
2017	7,852	1.08	2 / 120	2 / 2
2019	6,788	0.81	2 / 120	2 / 2
2021	6,496	0.75	2 / 120	2 / 2

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External links

Official website

Political parties in Kosovo

Parliamentary parties

Albanian	Alternativa Alliance for the Future of Kosovo Democratic League of Kosovo Democratic Party of Kosovo Guxo New Kosovo Alliance Vetëvendosje
Serbian	Civic Initiative for Freedom, Justice and Survival Serb List
Minority	Ashkali Party for Integration New Democratic Initiative of Kosovo New Democratic Party Progressive Movement of Kosovar Roma Romani Initiative Social Democratic Union Turkish Democratic Party of Kosovo Unique Gorani Party Vakat Coalition

Non-parliamentary parties

Albanian	Albanian Christian Democratic Party of Kosovo Fjala Justice Party Liberal Party of Kosovo Movement for Unification Social Democratic Initiative Social Democratic Party of Kosovo
Serbian	New Democracy Party of Kosovo Serbs Progressive Democratic Party Serb Civic Initiative Serb Democratic Party of Kosovo and Metohija Serb Kosovo-Metohija Party Serb People's Party Serbian List for Kosovo and Metohija Serbian Social Democratic Party Union of Independent Social Democrats of Kosovo and Metohija United Serbian List
Minority	Bosniak Party of Democratic Action of Kosovo Bosnian League of Kosovo Civic Initiative National Wing Civic Initiative of Gora Coalition for Gora Democratic Ashkali Party of Kosovo Democratic Party of the Macedonians Egyptian Liberal Party Kosovar New Romani Party Kosovo Turkish Union League of Egyptians of Kosovo Montenegrin Democratic Party Party of Democratic Action Social Democratic Party of Gora Turkish Justice Party of Kosovo United Roma Party of Kosovo

Defunct

Parties	Democratic League of Dardania Džemijet Green Party of Kosovo Independent Liberal Party Movement for Integration and Unification National Movement for the Liberation of Kosovo New Spirit Party Parliamentary Party of Kosovo Partia e Fortë People's Movement of Kosovo Reformist Party ORA
Alliances	Coalition Party LA Coalition PANA coalition

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