[3] The party had run opposed in the House seats in Nicosia, Kyrenia and Larnaca.
[4] In 1963 its MPs withdrew from parliament following the outbreak of intercommunal violence, but continued to legislate for the Turkish Cypriot population.
[2] The party's primary objective was the protection of the civil rights of Turkish Cypriots.
Prior to independence in 1960, it advocated partition of the island, known in Turkish as Taksim.
After independence was granted, it then supported the London and Zurich Agreements for power sharing in the country.