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'''Communist Workers Party of Turkey''' ({{lang-tr|Türkiye Komünist İşçi Partisi}}) 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'').
'''Communist Workers Party of Turkey''' ({{lang-tr|Türkiye Komünist İşçi Partisi}}) is an illegal [[communist party]] in [[Turkey]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=MacDonald|first1=Alex|title=Local mayor promises 'communist honey' for Turkey|url=http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/local-mayor-promises-communist-honey-turkey-146757289|website=Middle East Eye|accessdate=14 March 2018|date=September 7, 2016}}</ref> 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.
In February 1999, TKİP suffered a split, and the [[Revolutionary People's Movement]] (DHH) was formed.


TKİP prisoners in [[Prisons in Turkey|Turkish prisons]] took part in the [[Hunger strike#Political prisoners in Turkey|death fasts]] in 2000.
TKİP prisoners in [[Prisons in Turkey|Turkish prisons]] took part in the [[Hunger strike#Political prisoners in Turkey|death fasts]] in 2000.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Bargu|first1=Banu|title=Starve and Immolate: The Politics of Human Weapons|date=September 9, 2014|publisher=Columbia University Press|isbn=0231163401|page=233|url=https://books.google.com.au/books?id=lavMDAAAQBAJ|accessdate=14 March 2018}}</ref>


TKİP publishes ''Ekim'' (October), ''Kızıl Bayrak'' ([[Red flag (politics)|Red Flag]]), ''Ekim Gençliği'' (October Youth) and ''Kamu Emekçileri Bülteni'' (workers' bulletin).
TKİP publishes ''Ekim'' (October), ''Kızıl Bayrak'' ([[Red flag (politics)|Red Flag]]), ''Ekim Gençliği'' (October Youth) and ''Kamu Emekçileri Bülteni'' (workers' bulletin).
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*[[List of illegal political parties in Turkey]]
*[[List of illegal political parties in Turkey]]
*[[Communist Party of Turkey (disambiguation)]], for other groups using similar names
*[[Communist Party of Turkey (disambiguation)]], for other groups using similar names

==References==
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==External links==
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Revision as of 11:41, 14 March 2018

Communist Workers Party of Turkey
Türkiye Komünist İşçi Partisi
FoundedNovember 1998
HeadquartersNone (Illegal Organisation)
IdeologyCommunism,
Marxism–Leninism
International affiliationNone
Website
http://www.tkip.org/

Communist Workers Party of Turkey (Template:Lang-tr) 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).

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

References

  1. ^ MacDonald, Alex (September 7, 2016). "Local mayor promises 'communist honey' for Turkey". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  2. ^ Bargu, Banu (September 9, 2014). Starve and Immolate: The Politics of Human Weapons. Columbia University Press. p. 233. ISBN 0231163401. Retrieved 14 March 2018.