 The chairman of the party was Erdal İnönü, an eminent physics professor and also the son of İsmet İnönü, the second president of Turkey.Cezmi Kartay was also a charter member of the party.But when İnönü’s name was rejected by the MGK on 23 June 1983, Cezmi Kartay, whose name was not rejected, was elected as the chairman of the party.