Permission for banned politicians to reenter politics. Among the most prominent figures excluded from political life in 1980 were Süleyman Demirel, Bülent Ecevit, Necmettin Erbakan, and Alparslan Türke. Most of the old political parties resurfaced under new names. Erdal Inönü, son of Ismet Inönü, appeared at the head of the Social Democratic Populist Party, which retained the core of the former RPP. Demirel formed the True Path Party, the reincarnation of the Justice Party. The Welfare Party, under the direction of Erbakan, was not much different from the former National Salvation Party. Türke assembled the National Work Party, essentially a replication of the National Action Party.
The Turkish government closed its border with Bulgaria to stem a tide of Muslim refugees fleeing religious and ethnic persecution. Before the Turkish action, the total number of refugees had reached 279,000.
. Most of the old political parties resurfaced under new names. Erdal Inönü, son of Ismet Inönü, appeared at the head of the Social Democratic Populist Party, which retained the core of the former RPP. Demirel formed the True Path Party, the reincarnation of the Justice Party. The Welfare Party, under the direction of Erbakan, was not much different from the former National Salvation Party. Türke
