Turkey
Last update: August 31, 2004
Family Tree of the Turkish Radical Left
| PARTY | PERIODICALS | CONTACT | IDEOL. | INTERNAT. | ELECTION Parl. '02 |
OTHER | ||
| Anarchist Platform | Anarsist Platformu | Özgür Hayat | anar. | - | f. 2000 | |||
| Anticapitalist | Antikapitalist | Antikapitalist | tro. | IS | supported DEHAP | f. 2001 as split from Workers Democracy | ||
| Attack | Atak | Attack | rad. left. | - | f. 2000 | |||
| Black Red other page | Kara Kizil | anar. com. | - | |||||
| Bolshevik Party (North Kurdistan-Turkey) | Bolsevik Partisi (Kuzey Kürdistan-Türkiye) | BP(KK-T) | Çagri, Bolsevik Devrim, Bolsevik Partizan, Stêrka Bolsewîk | ex-mao., stal. | ICS, ICMLPO[M] | illegal | f. 1981 as TKP/ML (Bolsevik) | |
| Class Struggle | Sinif Mücadelesi | Sinif Mücadelesi | tro. | UCI | illegal | |||
| Communist Fighters Union | Komunist Savasçilar Birligi | KSB | Isçi Davasi | rad. left. | illegal | f. 1997 | ||
| Communist Labour Party of Turkey - Leninist | Türkiye Komünist Emek Partisi - Leninist | TKEP-Leninist | Devrimci Emek, Mücadele Birligi | rad. left. | illegal | split of TKEP in 1990, pol.-mil. | ||
| Communist Party - Build Up Organization [DHB] | Komunist Partisi - Insa Örgütü [DHB] | KP-IÖ[DHB] | Devrimci Halkin Birligi, Perspektif | ex-mao., stal. | illegal | split from MLKP in 1995, led by Agca Kaya | ||
| Communist Party - Build Up Organization [EB] | Komunist Partisi - Insa Örgütü [EB] | KP-IÖ[EB] | Ileri, Emegin Bayragi | ex-mao., stal. | illegal | split from other KP-IÖ in 2004 | ||
| Communist Party of Turkey [ex-SIP] | Türkiye Komünist Partisin [ex-SIP] | TKP[SIP] | Komünist, Gelenek, Sol | com. | 0.19 % | f. 2001, origin in Socialist Power Party (SIP), Aydemir Güler | ||
| Communist Party of Turkey [Harvest] | Türkiye Komünist Partisi [Ürün] | TKP[Ürün] | Ürün | com. | supported DEHAP | f. 1997 by groups from original TKP | ||
| Communist Party of Turkey [Workers Voice] | Türkiye Komünist Partisi [Isçinin Sesi] | TKP[IS] | Isçinin Sesi | com. | illegal | f. 1980 as split from TKP | ||
| Communist Party of Turkey/Marxist-Leninist | Türkiye Komünist Partisi/Marksist-Leninist | TKP/ML | Partizan, Isçi-Köylü, Özgür Gelecek | mao. | ex-Chin, ICS, ICMLPO[M] | illegal | f. 1972, pol.-mil. | |
| Communist Party of Turkey/Marxist-Leninist (Maoist Party Centre) | Türkiye Komünist Partisi/Marksist-Leninist (Maoist Parti Merkezi) | TKP/ML(Maoist Parti Merkezi) | Iktidara | mao. | RIM | illegal | split from TKP/ML in 1987, pol.-mil. | |
| Communist Party of Turkey - Spark | Türkiye Komünist Partisi - Kivilcim | TKP-Kivilcim | Yürüyüs, Direnis | rad. left. | illegal | f. 1989 by Socialist Homeland Party (SVP), led by Mehmet Yilmazer | ||
| Communist Revolution Movement | Komünist Devrim Hareketi | KDH | Maya, Parti Yolunda | rad. left. | illegal | f. 1993 | ||
| Revolutionary Party Forces | Devrimci Parti Güçleri | DPG | legal | f. 1996 | ||||
| Communist Revolution Movement/Leninist | Komünist Devrim Hareketi/Leninist | KDH/L | Köz | rad. left. | illegal | f. 2002 as split from KDH | ||
| Revolutionary Party Forces/Leninist Revolutionaries | Devrimci Parti Güçleri/Leninist Devrimciler | DPG/Leninist | legal | f. 2002 | ||||
| Communist Tradition | Rêçenasia Komünisti / Rêça Komünistiye / Komünist Gelenek | rad. left. | ||||||
| Communist Workers Movement | Komünist Isçi Hareketi | KIH | Devrimci Kilavuz | rad. left. | illegal | split from DSIH | ||
| Communist Workers Party of Turkey | Türkiye Komünist Isçi Partisi | TKIP | Ekim, Kizil Bayrak | ex-mao., rad. left. | illegal | f. 1998 by Ekim | ||
| Bagimsiz Devrimci Sinif Platformu | Independent Revolutionary Class Platform | f. 2002 | ||||||
| Communist Workers Party Project | Komünist Isçi Parti Girisimi | KIP | Komünist Isçi | tro. | - | f. 2002 | ||
| December 19 Organization | 19 Aralik Örgütu | 19 Aralik | stal. | illegal | f. 2002, pol.-mil. | |||
| Democratic Left Party | Demokratik Sol Partisi | DSP | soc. dem., nat. | 1.22% | f. 1984, led by Bülent Ecevit | |||
| Factory | Fabrika | Fabrika | com. | - | f. 1992 by group around Iktidar Yolu | |||
| Fourth Left - Construction Organization | Dördüncü Sol - Insa Örgütü | Son Kavga | tro. | - | ||||
| Freedom | Özgürlük | Özgürlük | rad. left. | - | from tradition of Revolutionary Way (Dev Yol), led by Ahmet Akif Mücek | |||
| Freedom and Solidarity Party | Özgürlük ve Dayanisma Partisi | ÖDP | Gelecek | left. soc. | EACL | 0.34 % | f. 1996, forerunners: Dev Yol, Kurtulus, TKP, TIP, TSIP, led by Hayri Kozanoglu | |
| Freedom Socialism Platform | Özgürlükçü Sosyalizm Platformu | ÖSP | Devrimci Genç, Birgün | left. soc. | - | mainly former Revolutionary Left (Dev Yol) members | ||
| Labour and Democracy Group | Emek ve Demokrasi Grubu | left. soc. | - | mainly former TKP, TIP and TSIP members | ||||
| New Way | Yeni Yol | Yeni Yol | tro. | USFI | - | f. 1978, led by Masis Kürkcügil | ||
| Greens | Yesiller | Üç ekoloji | green | - | f. 2002 | |||
| Independent Republic Party | Bagimsiz Cumhuriyet Partisi | BCP | left. nat. / asoc. dem. | - | f. 2001 as split from CHP | |||
| International Bulletin | Enternasyonal Bülten | Enternasyonal Bülten | tro. | LIT | - | origins in group f. 1979 | ||
| Labour Movement Party | Emekçi Hareket Partisi | EHP | Hareket | rad. left. | - | from Dev Yol tradition, split from ÖDP in 2002, led by Hakan Öz | ||
| Labour, Peace and Democracy Block | Emek, Baris ve Demokrasi Bloku | left. soc. | see DEHAP | f. 2002, alliance of DEHAP, SDP, EMEP | ||||
| Liberation | Kurtulus | Ezilenlerin Kurtulusu | Kurtulus Sosyalist Dergi | rad. left. | - | in tradition of Liberation Movement (Kurtulus Hareketi, f. 1976) | ||
| Liberation of the Oppressed | Ezilenlerin Kurtulusu | Ezilenlerin Kurtulusu | tro. | - | split from PGB Sosyalizm | |||
| Maoist Communist Party | Maoist Komünist Partisi | MKP | Devrimci Demokrasi, Sinif Teorisi | mao. | RIM | illegal | ex-TKP(ML), split from TKP/ML in 1994; pol.-mil. | |
| Marxsist Attitude | Marksist Tutum | tro. | IMT | - | ||||
| Marxist Leninist Communist Party | Marksist Leninist Komünist Partisi | MLKP | Partinin Sesi, Yeni Atilim, Teori'de Dogrultu | stal. | NCI, IS/ML, ICS | illegal | f. 1995; merger of TKP/ML-Hareketi, TKIH, TKP/ML(YIÖ) | |
| Socialist Platform of the Oppressed | Ezilenlerin Sosyalist Platformu | ESP | f. 2002 | |||||
| Marxist Workers League | Marksist Isçi Birligi | MIB | tro. | CRFI, close to ITO | - | led by Ender Coskun | ||
| Socialism without Borders, Classes, Exploitation | Sinirsiz, Sinifsiz, Sömürüsüz Sosyalizm | SSS Sosyalizm | Sinirsiz, Sinifsiz, Sömürüsüz Sosyalizm | f. 2003 as split from PGB Sosyalizm | ||||
| New Turkey Party | Yeni Türkiye Partisi | YTP | soc. dem. | 1.15% | split from DSP in 2002, led by Ismail Cem | |||
| People's Liberation Party/Front of Turkey - Marxist-Leninist Armed Propaganda Unit | Türkiye Halk Kurtulus Partisi ve Cephesi - Marksist Leninist Silahli Propaganda Birligi | THKP/C-MLSPB | Sosyalist Barikat | rad. left. | illegal | f. 1975 as split from THKP/C, pol.-mil. | ||
| People's Liberation Party/Front of Turkey - People's Revolutionary Vanguards | Türkiye Halk Kurtulus Partisi ve Cephesi - Halkin Devrimci Öncüleri | THKP-C/HDÖ | Cephe, Kurtulus, Kurtulus Cephesi | rad. left. | illegal | f. 1977, pol.-mil. | ||
| People's Liberation Party/Front of Turkey - Revolutionary Left [Revolutionary Solution] | Türkiye Halk Kurtulus Partisi/Cephesi - Devrimci Sol [Devrimci Çözüm] | THKP/C-Dev Sol | Devrimci Çözüm | rad. left. | illegal | f. 1993 as split of Dev Sol, pol.-mil. | ||
| People's Liberation Party/Front of Turkey - Revolutionary Left [Revolutionary Line] | Türkiye Halk Kurtulus Partisi/Cephesi - Devrimci Sol [Devrimci Çizgi] | THKP/C-Dev Sol | Devrimci Çizgi | rad. left. | illegal | f. 2001 as split from THKP/C-Dev Sol [Devrimci Çözüm] | ||
| Republican People's Party | Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi | CHP | soc. dem. | SI, PES(a) | 19.41% | f. 1923, refounded in 1992, led by Deniz Baykal | ||
| Revolution trade union wing | Devrim | Emek Hareketinde YÖN, Esitlik, Özgürlük, Baris Mücadelesinde DEVRIM | rad. left. | - | split from Revolutionary Way (Dev Yol) | |||
| Revolution Party of Turkey | Türkiye Devrim Partisi | TDP | Hedef | rad. left. | illegal | f. 1978, formerly TKP(Birlik) | ||
| Revolutionary Communist Party of Turkey | Türkiye Devrimci Komünist Partisi | TDKP | Devrimin Sesi | ex-mao., stal. | ICMLPO[H], ex-Alb. | illegal | f. 1980 | |
| Labourers Party | Emegin Partisi | Emep | Evrensel, Özgürlük Dünyasi | stal. | supported DEHAP | f. 1996, legal party, led by Levent Tüzel | ||
| Revolutionary Communists Union of Turkey | Türkiye Ihtilalci Komünistler Birligi | TIKB | Orak-Çekiç, Devrimci Proletarya, Alinteri | ex-mao., stal. | ICS | illegal | f. 1977; pol.-mil. | |
| Revolutionary Communists Union of Turkey - Bolshevik | Türkiye Ihtilalci Komünistler Birligi - Bolsevik | TIKB-B | Devrimci Durus, Ihtilalci Komünist | rad. left. | illegal | split from TIKB in 1999 | ||
| Revolutionary Marxist League | tro. | - | ||||||
| Revolutionary Movement | Devrimci Hareket | Devrimci Hareket | rad. left. | - | from Dev Yol tradition | |||
| Revolutionary People's Liberation Party-Front, other page | Devrimci Halk Kurtulus Partisi-Cephesi | DHKP-C | Ekmek ve Adalet | rad. left. | ICS | illegal | f. 1978 as Dev Sol, pol.-mil. | |
| Front for Rights and Freedom | Haklar ve Özgürlükler Cephesi | HÖC | rad. left. | - | f. 2002 | |||
| Revolutionary People's Movement | Devrimci Halk Hareketi | Devrimci Halk | rad. left. | - | split from TKIP in 1999 | |||
| Revolutionary People's Party | Devrimci Halk Partisi | DHP | Alternatif | rad. left. | - | f. 1994 | ||