The Socialist Unity Party (, abbreviated SBP) was a political party in Turkey. The party was founded on January 15, 1991. It was headed by Sadun Aren, a former university professor.Tachau, Frank. Political Parties of the Middle East and North Africa. Westport, Conn: Greenwood Press, 1994. p. 600 The party was largely a successor organization of the banned United Communist Party of Turkey (TBKP).Political Handbook of the World : 1999: Governments and Intergovernmental Organizations As of March 1, 1999 or Later : (with Major Political Developments Noted Through June 1, 1999). Binghamton, N.Y.: CSA Publications, 1999. p. 990 SBP held its first party congress in Ankara in May 1992.Sosyalist Birlik Partisi. Genel Yönetim Kurulu çalışma raporu: 1. kongre, 2 - 3 Mayı 1992, Ankara. 1992.
The party was banned on July 19, 1995.Human Rights Watch. Turkey: Violations of Free Expression in Turkey. New York: Human Rights Watch, 1999. p. 101Yildiz, Kerim, and Susan Carolyn Breau. The Kurdish Conflict: International Humanitarian Law and Post-Conflict Mechanisms. Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon, England: Routledge, 2010. pp. 9, 274 The remains of the party merged into the (BSP).
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