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The Welfare Party ''(Refah Partisi)'' (RP) in Turkey was founded by Ahmed Tekdal in Ankara in 1983 as heir to two earlier parties, ''Milli Nizam Partisi'' ( National Order Party , MNP) and ''Milli Selamet Partisi'' ( National Salvation Party , MSP), which were banned from politics. The RP participated in mayoral elections at that time and they won in three cities- Konya , Sanliurfa , and Van . Their vote percentage was approximately 5%. Their popular vote increased over the years until they became the largest party under Prime Minister Necmettin Erbakan in 1996 . The coalition government of Erbakan was forced out of power by the Turkish military in 1997 . In 1998 the Welfare Party was Ban ned. |