Melih Esenbel

During the multi-party period in Turkey, no party could achieve the success that the Democrat Party achieved in the 1954 elections. Since those days, no party has been able to repeat the 56 percent of the DP's votes in that election. Now, 93 out of every 100 deputies in the parliament were from the DP. The DP power had reached a heavy and overwhelming majority... Menderes was at the peak of his power and prestige. But as in everything else, the highest point reached in politics was also the point where the descent would begin.

Türkiye'de 1946 ile 1961 arasındaki çok partili siyasi yaşama geçiş sürecini, Demokrat Parti dönemini ve 27 Mayıs Darbesini anlatan TRT-Milliyet Gazetesi ortak yapımı belgesel dizisi. Belgeselin adı "demokrat" kelimesine yabancı olan Türk halkının Demokrat Parti'ye yakıştırdığı "Demirkırat Partisi" tabirinden gelmektedir.