The Democracy and Progress Party (Turkish: Demokrasi ve Atılım Partisi, DEVA)[21] is a Turkish political party founded on 9 March 2020 under the leadership of Ali Babacan, a former economy minister under the AKP.

[26] Despite his history in the AKP, Ali Babacan has adopted a secular stance in his politics in DEVA Party, emphasizing personal freedoms instead of a religious conservatism.

He has criticized evolution being removed from the Biology curriculum for high school and lower education.

He has also expressed his opposition against religious studies lessons being mandatory for school children, saying parents should be able to opt out of them.

[28] The Democracy and Progress Party has announced 22 Action Plans that will bring government reforms for the problems that the country has been facing in the recent years, addressing many different topics ranging from economy and finance policies, to entrepreneurship, to the justice system, to social problems.