Table of Six

Table of Six (Turkish: Altılı Masa) was a political conference established by the Republican People's Party, Good Party, Felicity Party, Democrat Party, Democracy and Progress Party and Future Party, with the first meeting held on 12 February 2022.[1] Uğur Poyraz, Secretary General of the Good Party, announced that the Nation Alliance was an alliance in the election process and became a cooperation after the election process was left behind.[2]

Table of Six
Altılı Masa
Founders
Founded12 February 2022 (2022-02-12)
Dissolved28 May 2023
IdeologyAnti-Erdoğanism
Strengthened parliamentary system
Political positionBig tent
Colours  Red
Slogan"Yarının Türkiyesi için"
("For the Turkey of Tomorrow")
Grand National Assembly
212 / 600
Website
altilimasa.biz

The Table of Six was originally an independent entity from the Nation Alliance. On 21 January 2023, Table of Six defined itself as the "Nation Alliance" for the first time after its 11th meeting.[3] The Nation Alliance shared the Common Policies Memorandum of Understanding with the public in Ankara on 30 January 2023.[4]

On 3 March 2023, Good Party leader Meral Akşener announced that she took the decision to withdraw from the Table of Six and said her party would not support main opposition Republican People's Party leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu as the joint candidate in the 2023 Turkish presidential election.[5] However, on 6 March, she and her party rejoined the Table of Six after intense public criticism and after it was announced that Ekrem İmamoğlu and Mansur Yavaş would be appointed vice-presidents if Kılıçdaroğlu wins the presidential election.[6]

After rival People's Alliance won both the parliamentary majority and the presidency in elections held on 14 May 2023 and 28 May 2023, Good Party secretary general Uğur Poyraz stated that the alliance existed for the election, and is now dissolved as the election is over.[7]

Strengthened parliamentary system
Table of Six leaders at the declaration meeting (28 February 2022)

The six-table members of the political parties signed a memorandum of understanding by issuing a declaration for the transition to the strengthened parliamentary system on 28 February 2022.

In the text of the memorandum, lowering the electoral threshold to 3%, treasury aid to the parties that received at least 1% of the votes, ending the omnibus law practice, removing the veto power of the president and extending his term of office to 7 years, recognising the authority to issue a no-confidence question on the government, human rights and human rights in the education curriculum. There were promises such as the addition of gender equality courses.[8]

Members and political affiliations
Party Leader Ideology MPs (Grand National Assembly)
Republican People's Party
Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi		 Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu Kemalism
Social democracy
Pro-Europeanism
130 / 600
Good Party
İYİ Parti		 Meral Akşener Kemalism
Turkish nationalism
Pro-Europeanism
44 / 600
Democrat Party
Demokrat Parti		 Gültekin Uysal Liberal conservatism
Pro-Europeanism
3 / 600
Felicity Party
Saadet Partisi		 Temel Karamollaoğlu Millî Görüş
Islamism
Religious nationalism
10 / 600
Democracy and Progress Party
Demokrasi ve Atılım Partisi		 Ali Babacan Liberal conservatism
Minority rights
Pro-Europeanism
15 / 600
Future Party
Gelecek Partisi		 Ahmet Davutoğlu Conservatism
Economic liberalism
Pro-Europeanism
10 / 600

The Peoples Democratic Party (HDP) does not take part in the union and has also declared that it is not interested in taking part in it.[9] The statement came after Gürsel Tekin from the CHP suggested the bloc could grant the HDP a ministry in case they won the elections in 2023, which was denied by politicians of the İYİ party.[9]

References
  1. "Altı Siyasi Parti Genel Başkanının Ortak Açıklaması". chp.org.tr (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 14 November 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. "'CHP ile ittifak değiliz' diyen İYİ Partili Poyraz: Masa devam ediyor" (in Turkish). 9 November 2022. Archived from the original on 14 November 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  3. "Altılı Masa, Millet İttifakı oldu: Meclis karar almadıkça Erdoğan aday olamaz". birgun.net. Archived from the original on 27 January 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  4. "Millet İttifakı, Ortak Politikalar Mutabakat Metni'ni Açıklıyor". euronews.com. 30 January 2023. Archived from the original on 30 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  5. "Akşener parts ways with 'Table of Six' - Türkiye News". Hürriyet Daily News. 3 March 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  6. "Akşener altılı masaya döndü – DW – 06.03.2023". dw.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  7. "Millet İttifakı bitti! İYİ Partili Poyraz ve Paçacı'dan açıklama: Seçim bitti, ittifak tamamlandı". www.hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). 1 June 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  8. "6 liderden 'Geleceğin Türkiyesi' için tarihi imza! İşte mutabakat metni". Tele1 (in Turkish). 28 February 2022. Archived from the original on 14 November 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  9. "HDP to İYİ Party chair Akşener: 'Only thing you promise to country is darkness of 1990s'". Gazete Duvar. 9 August 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2023.


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