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 | ||
| Revolutionary Socialist Direction | Devrimci sosyalist YÖN | Devrimci sosyalist YÖN | com. | supported DEHAP | left ÖDP in 2002 | |||
| Revolutionary Socialist Workers Movement | Devrimci Sosyalist Isçi Hareketi | DSIH | Kaldiraç, Isçi Gazetesi | rad. left. | illegal | f. 1992 | ||
| Revolutionary Socialist Workers Party | Devrimci Sosyalist Isçi Partisi | DSIP | Sosyalist Isçi, Enternasyonal Sosyalism | tro. | ex-IS | supported DEHAP | f. 1997, legal, led by Dogan Tarkan | |
| Revolutionary Spark Movement | Devrimci Kivilcim Hareketi | DKH | rad. left. | - | split from TKP-Kivilcim | |||
| Revolutionary Struggle | Devrimci Mücadele | Devrimci Mücadele | rad. left. | - | f. 1977 as Devrimci Derlenis | |||
| Social Democratic Party | Toplumcu Demokratik Parti | TDP | soc. dem. | on ÖDP list | f. 2002 as split from DSP, led by Sema Tutar Piskinsüt | |||
| Social Democratic People's Party | Sosyaldemokrat Halk Partisi | SHP | soc. dem. | - | f. 2002 as split from CHP, led by Murat Karayalçin | |||
| Social Ecological Transformation | Sosial Ekolijist Dönüsüm | SED | Kara Toprak | green | - | f. 2000 | ||
| Social Freedom Platform | Toplumsal Özgürlük Platformu | Toplumsal Özgürlük | rad. left. | supported DEHAP | left ÖDP in 2002 | |||
| Socialism without Bosses, General, Bureaucrats | Patronsuz, Generalsiz, Bürokratsiz Sosyalizm | PGB Sosyalizm | Patronsuz, Generalsiz, Bürokratsiz Sosyalizm | tro. | ILCWI | - | f. 1988 | |
| Socialist Democracy Parti | Sosyalist Demokrasi Partisi | SDP | Sosyalist Demokrasi | left. soc. | supported DEHAP | f. 2002 as split from ÖDP, led by Mustafa Kahya | ||
| Resistance Movement | Direnis Hareketi | Odak | rad. left. | supported DEHAP | f. 1978 as THKP/C-Ücüncü Yol | |||
| Revolutionary Marxist Politics | Devrimci Marksist Siyaset | DMS | rad. left. | - | f. 2003, led by Hasan Basri Karabay | |||
| Socialist Politics | Sosyalist Siyaset | com. | - | f. 2002 as split from Sosyalist Politika | ||||
| Socialist Labour Movement | Sosyalist Emek Hareketi | SEH | Siyasi Gazete | left. soc. | supported DEHAP | f. 2002 as split from ÖDP | ||
| Communist Labour Party of Turkey | Türkiye Komünist Emek Partisi | TKEP | rad. left. | illegal | f. 1980, legal wing (Emek) was in ÖDP | |||
| Cornel | Kizilcik | Kizilcik | left. soc. | - | f. 2000, led by Hüseyin Hasan Çebi | |||
| Socialist Alternative | Sosyalist Alternatif | Sosyalist Alternatif | tro. | - | split from ÖDP in 2002, led by Yurdaer Erkoca | |||
| Socialist Revolution | Sosyalist Devrim | com. | - | f. 2002 by splits from SIP and Sosyalist Politika | ||||
| Socialist Workers Party of Turkey | Türkiye Sosyalist Isçi Partisi | TSIP | Kitle | com. | - | f. 1974, refounded in 1993, led by Mehmet Sümbül | ||
| Sorun Publishing Collective | Sorun Yayinlari Kollektifi | Sorun Polemik | com. | - | f. 1975 as split from TKP, led by Sirri Öztürk | |||
| Truth | Gerçek | Gerçek | com. | supported DEHAP | f. 2000 by former SIP members | |||
| Turkish Left | Türksolu | Türksolu, Ileri | left. nat. | - | split from IP, led by Gökçe Firat | |||
| United Communist Party | Birlesik Komünist Parti | Uzun Yürüyüs | mao. | illegal | f. 1995, formerly TKP/ML Birlik | |||
| Way of Struggle | Savas Yolu | Savas Yolu | com. | - | f. 2002 as split from Ürün | |||
| Workers Democracy | Isçi Demokrasisi | Isçi Demokrasisi | tro. | ex-IS | - | f. 1998, split of DSIP | ||
| Workers Front | Isçi Cephesi | Isçi Cephesi | tro. | close to LIT | - | split from International Bulletin in 2003 | ||
| Workers Party | Isçi Partisi | IP | Aydinlik, Teori | mao., nat. | ex-Chin. | 0.51 % | f. 1992, led by Dogu Perinçek | |
| Workers Struggle | Isçi Mücadelesi | Isçi Mücadelesi | tro. | supported DEHAP | f. 2002 as split from Sosyalizm, led by Sungur Savran | |||
Kurdistan |
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| Communist Party of Kurdistan | Partiya Komunistê Kurdistan / Kürdistan Komünist Partisi | PKK/KKP | Dengê Kurdistan | com. | illegal | f. 1990 by Kurdish section of TKEP, led by Mehmet Baran | ||
| Democratic Party of Kurdistan - Independence | Partîya Demokrat a Kurdistan - Xoybun | PDK-Xoybun | left. nat. | illegal | ||||
| Democratic Party of Kurdistan - North | Partîya Demokrat a Kurdistan - Bakur / Kürdistan Demokrat Partisi - Kuzey | PDK-Bakur | Dênge Bakur | left. nat. | illegal | f. 1992 as PDK/Hevgirtin | ||
| Democratic Party of Kurdistan - Turkey | Partîya Demokrat a Kurdistan - Tirkiye / Kürdistan Demokrat Partisi - Türkiye | PDK-T | Xebat | left. nat. | illegal | f. 1965 | ||
| Democratic People's Party | Demokratik Halk Partisi | DEHAP | Özgür Politika | left. nat. | SI obs. | 6.14 % | f. 1997 | |
| Free Society Party | Özgür Toplum Partisi | Özgür Parti | left. nat. | - | f. 2003 as successor of DEHAP, led by Ahmet Turan Demir | |||
| Freedom and Democracy Party of Kurdistan | Partiya Azadî û Demokrasî ya Kurdistanê / Kürdistan Özgürlük ve Demokrasi Partisi | PADEK | left. nat. | illegal | f. 2000 by faction of Socialist Union Party of Kurdistan (PYSK) | |||
| Liberation Party of Kurdistan | Partîya Rizgariya Kurdistan / Kürdistan Kurtulus Partisi | PRK/Rizgari | Rizgari, Sterka Rizgari | rad. left. nat. | illegal | f. 1976 | ||
| Mesopotamian Socialist Party Project | Hewldana Partiya Sosyalîst a Mezrabotan / Mezopotamya Sosyalist Partisi Girisimi | MESOP | Sosyalist Mezopotamya | left. nat. | f. 2003 | |||
| National Platform of North Kurdistan | Platforma Neteweyî ya Kurdistana Bakur / Kuzey Kurdistan Ulusal Platformu | PNK-Bakur | left. nat. | illegal | f. 1999, alliance of PSK, PADEK, RSDK, PRK-Rizgari, Islamic Party of Kurdistan | |||
| Patriotic Union | Hevgirtin Welatparez | Hevgirtin Welatparez | left. nat. | illegal | led by Kazim Baba | |||
| People's Congress of Kurdistan, armed wing | Kongra Gelê Kurdistan | Kongra-gel | Serxwebûn | left. nat. | illegal | f. 1978 as Workers' Party of Kurdistan (PKK), pol.-mil., led by Abdullah Öcalan | ||
| Democratic Liberation Party | Partîya Rizgariya Demokrat / Demokratik Kurtulus Partisi | PRD | left. nat. | f. 2003 | ||||
| Free Women's Party | Partîya Jina Azad / Özgür Kadin Partisi | PJA | left. nat. | f. 2000 | ||||
| PKK-Revolutionary Line Fighters | PKK-Devrimci Çizgi Savasçilari / PKK-Serwanên Xeta Soresgerî | PKK-DCS | Devrimci Çizgi | rad. left. nat. | illegal | split from PKK in 1999 | ||
| Revolutionary Party | Partîya Sores | PS-Kawa | left. nat. | illegal | f. 1998 as split from Socialist Union Party of Kurdistan (PYSK) | |||
| Socialist Democratic Organization of Kurdistan | Rêxistina Sosyalîst a Demokratîk a Kurdistanê / Kürdistan Demokratik ve Sosyalist Örgütü | RSDK | left. nat. | illegal | split from Socialist Union Party of Kurdistan (PYSK) in 1999 | |||
| Socialist Party of Kurdistan, other page | Partîya Sosyalist a Kurdistan | PSK | Roja Nû, psk-bulten | left. nat. | illegal | f. 1974, led by Kemal Burkay | ||
| Rights and Freedoms Party | Hak ve Özgürlükler Partisi | HAK-PAR | fax: +90-312-4258472 | left. nat. | - | f. 2002, led by Abdülmelik Firat | ||
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