People's Front (Turkey)

People's Front (Turkish: Halk Cephesi) is mass organization related to DHKP-C.

Halk Cephesi
MottoLet us establish the power of the people!
TypeFar-left political movement
Purposesocial activism
HeadquartersIstanbul
Location
  • Turkey
Main organ
Yürüyüş

Organization

  • Youth organization - Revolutionary Youth (Turkish: Devrimci Gençlik)
  • Trade union - Revolutionary Workers Movement (Turkish: Devrimci İşçi Hareketi)
  • Lawyers organization - People's Law Office
  • Prisoner support organization - TAYAD
  • Architects and Engineers of the People

Activity

Halk Cephesi works on solving social problems such as drug addiction, prostitution, gentrification. Halk Cephesi is active mostly in poor neighborhoods in Istanbul.

Events

On 29 September 2013 Hasan Ferit Gedik, young activist of Halk Cephesi was killed by drug gang in Maltepe.[1] Members of People's Front opened clinic the Hasan Ferit Gedik Center for Struggle and Liberation from Drugs[2]

International relations

People's Front is one of founder-members of Anti-imperialist Front, and organized an International Symposium against Imperialist Aggression.[3] in Istanbul.

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