Workers' Party of Turkey (2017)

Workers' Party of Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye İşçi Partisi, TİP) is a Marxist-Leninist[2] political party in Turkey. The party has been founded as a consequence of internal strife of two rival factions within the Communist Party of Turkey (TKP). The faction led by former chairman Erkan Baş firstly adopted the name People's Communist Party of Turkey in 2014 and after three years in 2017 this faction decided to establish TİP.

Not to be confused with Workers' Party of Turkey.
Not to be confused with Workers' Party (Turkey).
Workers' Party of Turkey

Türkiye İşçi Partisi
AbbreviationTİP
PresidentErkan Baş
Founded7 November 2017 (2017-11-07)
Preceded byPeople's Communist Party of Turkey
HeadquartersKadıköy
Membership (2020)342[1]
IdeologyCommunism
Marxism-Leninism
Political positionFar-left
SloganGel Kardeşim!
Söz Kardeşim!
Grand National Assembly
2 / 600
Metropolitan municipalities
0 / 30
District municipalities
0 / 1,351
Provincial councillors
0 / 1,251
Municipal Assemblies
0 / 20,498
Website
www.tip.org.tr

History

The party's foundation declaration was signed by 146 people, including Erkan Baş, Barış Atay, Tuncay Çelen, Metin Çulhaoğlu, past TİP and past TKP members, various representatives from mass organizations and trade unions, workers, students, and academics.[3][4]

Elections

In the 2018 Turkish general election, the party collaborated with the People's Democratic Party.[5] It won 2 seats in that election.

See also
  • Turkish Workers' Party

References
  1. "Türkiye İşçi Partisi" (in Turkish). Yargıtay Cumhuriyet Başsavcılığı. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  3. Beyanname, tip.org.tr.
  4. Yeni bir sol parti kuruldu, Oda TV
  5. Resmi Twitter Sayfası, 30.07.2018
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