Green Party launches in Turkey with eco-friendly agenda
The party, known as Yeşiller Partisi, launched 21 September 21, the International Day of Peace, with 110 founding members, according to its website.
The group believes it is Turkey's last chance "before extinction" amid rising national environmental concerns.
"Our house is on fire! We will put it out," read the group's slogan.
"We are the last exit before extinction. Green politics is the only solution to the ecological, economic and political crises," Emine Ozkan, Green Party's co-spokesperson, told local daily Milliyet.
The political party is in contact with other global green movements, Ozkan, 27, said, adding that: "The Green Party in Germany is giving up hope and motivating us."
Turkey's Green Party will not only focus on ecological and environmental issues, but also "add a new color to domestic politics", Ozkan said.
"Green politics is needed for a fair, pluralist and peaceful world…We will resolve Turkey’s problems with a green politics," she said.