Communist Workers Party of Turkey
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Communist Workers Party of Turkey is an illegal communist party
in Turkey
. TKİP was founded in November 1998 by EKİM (October), a group that had split away from the Revolutionary Communist Party of Turkey
(TDKP) in 1988. Initially EKİM had been known as Revolutionary Communist Party of Turkey-Leninist Wing (Türkiye Devrimci Komünist Partisi-Leninist Kanat).
In February 1999, TKİP suffered a split, and the Revolutionary People's Movement (DHH) was formed.
TKİP prisoners in Turkish prisons
took part in the death fasts in 2000.
TKİP publishes Ekim (October), Kızıl Bayrak (Red Flag
), Ekim Gençliği (October Youth) and Kamu Emekçileri Bülteni (workers' bulletin).
Communist party
A political party described as a Communist party includes those that advocate the application of the social principles of communism through a communist form of government...
in Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. TKİP was founded in November 1998 by EKİM (October), a group that had split away from the Revolutionary Communist Party of Turkey
Revolutionary Communist Party of Turkey
Revolutionary Communist Party of Turkey is a clandestine communist party in Turkey. TDKP considers itself to be the continuation of the People's Liberation Army of Turkey . The THKO Conference gathered in October 1978...
(TDKP) in 1988. Initially EKİM had been known as Revolutionary Communist Party of Turkey-Leninist Wing (Türkiye Devrimci Komünist Partisi-Leninist Kanat).
In February 1999, TKİP suffered a split, and the Revolutionary People's Movement (DHH) was formed.
TKİP prisoners in Turkish prisons
Prisons in Turkey
Like in many other countries prisoners in Turkey are separated into remanded prisoners and convicted prisoners . The basic three types of prisons are closed, semi-open or open prisons. A difference is made between ordinary closed prisons and high security prisons...
took part in the death fasts in 2000.
TKİP publishes Ekim (October), Kızıl Bayrak (Red Flag
Red flag
In politics, a red flag is a symbol of Socialism, or Communism, or sometimes left-wing politics in general. It has been associated with left-wing politics since the French Revolution. Socialists adopted the symbol during the Revolutions of 1848 and it became a symbol of communism as a result of its...
), Ekim Gençliği (October Youth) and Kamu Emekçileri Bülteni (workers' bulletin).
See also
- List of illegal political parties in Turkey
- Communist Party of TurkeyCommunist Party of TurkeyThe Communist Party of Turkey was a political party in Turkey. The party was founded by Mustafa Suphi in 1920, and was soon to be banned. It worked as a clandestine opposition party throughout the Cold War era, and was persecuted by the various military regimes. Many intellectuals, like Nazım...
for a list of communist parties in Turkey