Patriotic Party (Turkey)

Vatan Partisi - VP

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flag of the Patriotic Party - Image by M. Schmöger, 22 February 2015

• Presentation of the Patriotic Party
• Flag of the Patriotic Party
• Workers' Party (İşçi Partisi - IP)

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• Turkey

Presentation of the Patriotic Party

Vatan Partisi (Patriotic Party) is the new name of the Workers' Party since 15 February 2015.

M. Schmöger, 22 February 2015

Flag of the Patriotic Party

The flag of the Patriotic Party (photo, photo, photo, photo, photo) shows the party symbol on a red field. The party symbol is a five-pointed star, surrounded by wheat ears, over the party name, all in white, on a red field.

M. Schmöger, 22 February 2015

Workers' Party

Flag of the Workers' Party - Image by M. Schmöger, 22 February 2015

The flag of the Worker's Party is vertical, red with a white star and the party's name beneath (photo, photo). THe flag is sometimes hoisted horizontally (photo; 1 May 2014 demonstration in Munich [Germany])

A true horizontal flag is also in use, where the star is upright and the inscription is readable (photo). There is also a version with a slightly different font (photo).

Former flag of the Workers' Party

Flag of the Workers' Party - Image by Onur Özgün, 9 August 2001

According to the original party Statutes, "the emblem of the party is a red star that combines all workers of the world and guides the proletarians. The flag of the party is a yellow star on a red background."
The official flag of the party has the star pointing upwards.

Onur Özgün, 9 August 2001

Flag of the Workers' Party, two variants.
Left, as seen in Munich during the 1st May 2002 demonstrations - Image by M. Schmöger, 14 May 2002
Right, as seen in a demonstration against war in Iraq - Image by Jorge Candeias, 4 April 2003

Variants of the official flag are reported with the star pointing to the hoist instead of upwards, sometimes with the party name written along the fly (also used as a vertical flag, photo).

M. Schmöger & Jorge Candeias, 22 February 2015