Bingöl University Journal of Social Sciences Institute

Abstract

Single-party years in Turkey were a period during which the central committee of the CHP closely monitored both society and local organizations through reports from Ankara. The provincial congresses held during this period, as well as the selection of provincial and district representatives, were reflected in the reports to which the CHP Headquarters attached great importance. Due to the upcoming multi-party general elections, the CHP placed emphasis on internal party elections, and this was reflected in the 1949 provincial congresses. Throughout the country, the CHP emphasized conducting party congresses in all provinces in accordance with the regulations. The meetings of the Muş Provincial Administrative Board became congresses where internal party elections conflicted with the decisions of the regional inspectors, according to the regulations. This paper presents information about the Muş provincial congress based on the 1949 report prepared by Cemal Karamuğla, who serves as the Inspector of the CHP Muş Region. The attitudes and reports of the inspectors regarding the 1949 Muş Provincial Administrative Board elections resulted in a conflict between the free participation of the people in the elections and the intervention in them.
In this study, the meeting of the CHP Muş Provincial Administrative Board and the Varto District Administrative Board, held on November 22, 1949, will be examined within the framework of the regulations recorded in the meeting minutes to analyze the free elections of the people.