Communist Party of Turkey (modern)
Communist Party of Turkey Türkiye Komünist Partisi | |
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| Abbreviation | TKP |
| Leader | Central committee |
| General Secretary | Kemal Okuyan |
| Founded | 16 August 1993 (founded) 11 November 2001 (renamed) 22 January 2017 (reinitiated) |
| Headquarters | Ankara |
| Newspaper | soL |
| Student wing | Leftist High Schoolers |
| Youth wing | Communist Youth of Turkey (Türkiye Komünist Gençliği) |
| Membership (2025) | 7,208 |
| Ideology | Communism Marxism–Leninism Socialist patriotism Anti-imperialism Laicism |
| Political position | Far-left |
| National affiliation | Union of Socialist Forces (2022–2023) |
| European affiliation | INITIATIVE (until 2023) ECA (2023–) |
| International affiliation | IMCWP |
| Colors | Red, yellow, white |
| Slogan | Boyun Eğme! ("Do not submit!") |
| Grand National Assembly | 0 / 600 |
| Metropolitan municipalities | 0 / 30 |
| District municipalities | 0 / 1,351 |
| Provincial councillors | 0 / 1,282 |
| Municipal Assemblies | 9 / 20,952 |
| Website | |
| www.TKP.org.tr | |
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The Communist Party of Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye Komünist Partisi, TKP) is a communist party in Turkey. It was founded as the Socialist Power Party (Turkish: Sosyalist İktidar Partisi, SİP) on 16 August 1993. In 2001, the party changed its name to the Communist Party of Turkey (TKP).