The transition to a multi-party political life in the history of the Republic of Turkey could finally be achieved with the formation of the Democrat Party (DP) on January 7, 1946. Succeeding its foundation DP, accelerated its administrative activities and started to establish provincial and district organizations all over the country. In this context, DP İzmir provincial organization was established on 14 February 1946 and İzmir turned into one of the most important centers for DP after this date. After the establishment of the DP İzmir provincial organization, the process of organizing in the districts began, and within this scope, the DP Karaburun district organization was established on March 11, 1946. Between 1946 and 1950, when the DP was in the opposition, DP members were subjected to pressure from law enforcement and various administrative authorities. It can be stated that the oppression and violence in question escalated especially during the election periods, but decreased relatively after the declaration of the then President İsmet İnönü, known as the “12 July Declaration” in 1947. Democrat Party members from Izmir were also affected by these events, and various events took place in Izmir. In this study, the oppression and violence that the DP İzmir provincial organization and party members faced during the founding process of the party were briefly mentioned, the events that took place in Mordoğan, Karaburun, while the village headman elections were held in 1947 were explained and the process of declaring Mediha Aşıkı, who was seriously injured during these events, as a “hero of democracy” was analyzed.