Communist Party of Kurdistan is a political party

Political party

A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...

 in Turkey

Turkey

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. The KKP was founded in 1982, as the Kurdish section of the Communist Labour Party of Turkey

Communist Labour Party of Turkey

Communist Labour Party of Turkey is an illegal communist party in Turkey. TKEP was founded on May 1, 1980 by the People's Liberation Army of Turkey-Unity in Struggle . THKO-MB was the pro-Soviet faction that developed out of the crumbles of the original THKO.The general secretary of TKEP was...

 (TKEP). Prior to 1982, TKEP had a 'Kurdistan Autonomous Organization' (Kürdistan Özerk Örgütü, KÖÖ) from 1980 onwards. In 1990 KKP became an independent party. KKP is led by Mehmet Baran.
According to its program the Party struggles to establish a Socialist Popular Republic of Kurdistan. http://www.dengekurdistan.com/page.asp?ziman=eng&qor=1&sername=KKP#top3-6
The main publication of KKP is Dengê Kurdistan.

KKP has a committee in Germany

Germany

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External links

• Party website