Communist Party of Turkey (modern)
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This article is about the Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) currently active. For other parties with similar names, see Communist Party of Turkey (disambiguation).
The Communist Party of Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye Komünist Partisi, TKP) is a communist party in Turkey. It was founded as the Socialist Power Party (Turkish: Sosyalist İktidar Partisi, SİP) on 16 August 1993. In 2001, the party changed its name to the Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) and took over the historical legacy of the TKP.
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Communist Party of Turkey Türkiye Komünist Partisi | |
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Abbreviation | TKP[1] |
Leader | Central committee |
General Secretary | Kemal Okuyan |
Founded | 16 August 1993 (1993-08-16) (founded) 11 November 2001 (2001-11-11) (renamed) 22 January 2017 (2017-01-22) (reinitiated) |
Headquarters | Ankara |
Newspaper | soL |
Student wing | Leftist High Schoolers |
Youth wing | Communist Youth of Turkey (Türkiye Komünist Gençliği) |
Membership (2024) | 7,846[2] |
Ideology | Communism Marxism–Leninism Socialist patriotism Anti-imperialism[3] Laicism[3] |
Political position | Far-left |
National affiliation | Union of Socialist Forces (2022–2023) |
European affiliation | INITIATIVE (until 2023) ECA (2023–)[4] |
International affiliation | IMCWP |
Colours | Red, yellow, white |
Slogan | Boyun Eğme! ("Do not submit!") |
Grand National Assembly | 0 / 600 |
Metropolitan municipalities | 0 / 30 |
District municipalities | 0 / 1,351 |
Provincial councillors | 3 / 1,251 |
Municipal Assemblies | 11 / 2,919 |
Party flag | |
Website | |
www.TKP.org.tr | |
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