Haydar Baş

Haydar Baş (28 January 1947 – 14 April 2020) was a Turkish politician and businessman. He was one of the founders of the Independent Turkey Party and was the party's leader until his death. He was also the leader of the smaller branch of the Qadiriyya tariqa in Turkey. He was also the owner of many media organizations such as Meltem TV, Mesaj TV and "Öğüt", "Mesaj", "İcmal" magazines together with "Yeni Mesaj" newspaper.
He died on 14 April 2020 at a hospital in Trabzon from COVID-19, aged 73.