Introduction
Turkey's political parties : a remarkably important issue / Barry Rubin
The Democratic Left Party : Kapıkulu politics, Par Excellence / Suat Kınıklıoğlu
The Nationalist Action Party: rpresenting the state, the nation or the nationalsists? / Alev C̦ınar and Burak Arıkan
The Motherland Party : the challenge of institutionalization in a charismatic leader party / Ersin Kalaycıoğlu
The Virtue Party / Biron A. Yeșilada
From ruler to pariah : the life and times of the True Path Party / Ümit Cizre.

The Republican People's Party / Ayse Günes-Ayata
The People's Democracy Party / Aylin Güney
Conclusion
the consolidaiton of democracy versus democratization in Turkey / Metin Heper.