National Salvation Party
Turkey had a number of Islamist parties, often changing names as they were banned by the constitutional court for anti-secular activities. Necmettin Erbakan (1926–2011) was the leader of several of the parties, the National Order Party ("Milli Nizam Partisi", 1970–1971), the National Salvation Party ("Milli Selamet Partisi", 1972–1981), and the Welfare Party ("Refah Partisi", 1983–1998); he also became a member of the Felicity Party ("Saadet Partisi", 2003–2011). Current Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has long been considered a champion of political Islam.