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Communist Workers Party of Turkey 
Summary
Communist Workers Party of Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye Komünist İşçi Partisi) is an illegal communist party in Turkey.[1] 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).
Communist Workers Party of Turkey Türkiye Komünist İşçi Partisi | |
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| Founded | November 1998 |
| Headquarters | None (Illegal Organisation) |
| Ideology | Communism Marxism–Leninism |
| Political position | Far-Left |
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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.[2]
TKİP publishes Ekim (October), Kızıl Bayrak (Red Flag), Ekim Gençliği (October Youth) and Kamu Emekçileri Bülteni (workers' bulletin).
See also edit
- List of illegal political parties in Turkey
- Communist Party of Turkey (disambiguation), for other groups using similar names
References edit
- ^ MacDonald, Alex (September 7, 2016). "Local mayor promises 'communist honey' for Turkey". Middle East Eye. Archived from the original on 31 July 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
- ^ Bargu, Banu (September 9, 2014). Starve and Immolate: The Politics of Human Weapons. Columbia University Press. p. 233. ISBN 978-0231163408. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
External links edit
- TKİP website
- Kizil Bayrak Gazetesi
- Kizil Bayrak günlük sitesi