His political career started with his election to the executive board of the Justice Party, founded by the former General Ragıp Gümüşpala under directions from Head of State Cemal Gürsel, as a replacement of the Democrat Party that folded after the military coup of 27 May 1960. Journalist and MP Cihat Baban claims in "The Gallery of Politics (Politika Galerisi)", that Cemal Gürsel told him: