[2] Its leader is Erhan Arıklı, a professor, and its Secretary General is Turan Büyükyılmaz.

[3] Arıklı has stated that the ideological basis of the party is "allegiance to the motherland, Turkey" and "to ensure the survival of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus".

However, the party strongly rejects the classification of Northern Cyprus as the "daughter country" of Turkey and states that it advocates an equal relationship between Turkey and Northern Cyprus as independent states.

The majority of its founders consisted of those who had their political origin in the Democratic Party.

Özadam further pointed out that the head of the association of Cypriot residents with Hatay origins had resigned from the National Unity Party and was expected to join the Rebirth Party.