The history of the political parties, one of the indispensable institutions of

democratic regimes, is not as long as democracy. 19th century as the researcher agreed

on a date can be expressed as the period in which political parties took their place in the political

regime as today’s meaning. But after this period, the meaning, functions, structures, and types of political parties have undergone significant changes. It can be argued that they

experienced these changes within the framework of transformation in the life of the

individual. One of these experienced changes has progressed in terms of political party

types. Different manifestations of political parties which have been subjected to some

classifications according to their forms of emergence, organizational structures, ideological

orientations, and fields of activity in the modern era, have also emerged in the post-modern era.

The important innovation that transforms political parties after the modern era is the

technological development experienced by the world. It is possible to mention two levels

of this effect. First, after the development of technological tools, political parties started to

operate by using technological means. Another effect of technology is the change in the

organizational and functional structure of political parties.

In this context, political parties traditionally have been referring to a political

organization that establishes one-to-one communication with citizens through their central

and provincial branches. However, especially with the development of the internet, almost

all political parties started to communicate their policies indirectly to citizens by setting up

their websites. It can be claimed that this period refers to a transition process in which

political parties maintain the traditional organizational structure together with the new

opportunities brought by technology. In the next stage, it is possible to foresee the fact that

political parties will be completely isolated from traditional methods and operate only on

the internet, especially considering that internet usage is increasing day by day. The

study created out of this allegation, discusses whether and an electronic party (E-Party)

which is organized and operating over the internet is possibly specific to Turkey. On the other

hand, this study aims to determine the possible effect of E-Parties on Turkish political life

as a technological type of political party. Finally, the study proposes a model for the

construction of the overall structure and activities of E-Party in the case of setting up of E-Party

in Turkey.

Keywords: Political Parties, Technological Change, Electronic Political Party