Workers' Party (Turkey)

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İşçi Partisi Workers' Party




Leader	Doğu Perinçek

Founded	July 10, 1992
Headquarters	Toros Sokak No: 9 Sıhhiye Ankara, Turkey

Political Ideology	Turkish nationalism Socialism ex-Maoist
European Affiliation	none
International Affiliation	none
Colours	Red, white

Website	İP

See also:	Constitution of Turkey Politics Parliament Government President Political parties Elections

Workers' Party (in Turkish: İşçi Partisi) is a socialist political party in Turkey led by Doğu Perinçek. İP has its roots in the Revolutionary Workers and Peasants Party of Turkey (TİİKP) and Workers and Peasants Party of Turkey (TİKP).

İP combines its revolutionary rhetoric with a hardline Turkish nationalism. Concerning Cyprus, Greece or Armenia, it shares its positions with the Nationalist Movement Party. Diaspora members of the party work with nationalists when the aim is to take out an Armenian genocide memorial and similar actions. It supports the position of Rauf Denktaş in Cyprus. On the international level, it is linked with CPC.

İP publishes weekly magazine Aydınlık, monthly review Teori and monthly science journal Bilim ve Ütopya. They also run a TV-channel called Ulusal Kanal and own the publishing house Kaynak Yayınları.

The youth wing of İP is known as Öncü Gençlik. The women wing of İP is known as Öncü Kadin'

İP office in Üsküdar

[edit] Election results

1995 General Election: 61,428 votes (0.22%)
1999 General Election: 57,593 votes (0.18%)
2002 General Election: 160,227 votes (0.51%)
2007 General Election: 69,498 votes (0.38%) - preliminary results

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Current minor	Main Path Party (Anayol Partisi) • Eurasia Party (Avrasya Partisi) • Bright Turkey Party (Aydınlık Türkiye Partisi ATP) • Independent Republican Party (Bağımsız Cumhuriyet Partisi BCP) • Independent Turkey Party (Bağımsız Türkiye Partisi - BTP) • Great Justice Party (Büyük Adalet Partisi BAP) • Great Turkey Party (Büyük Türkiye Partisi) • Labour Party (Emek Partisi- EMEP) • Workers' Party (İşçi Partisi - İP) • Liberal Democratic Party • (Liberal Demokrat Parti - LDP) • Freedom and Solidarity Party (Özgürlük ve Dayanışma Partisi - ÖDP) • Social Democratic People's Party (Sosyaldemokrat Halk Partisi - SHP) • Socialist Democracy Party (Sosyalist Demokrasi Partisi - SDP) • Communist Party of Turkey (Türkiye Komünist Partisi - TKP) • Homeland Party (Yurt Partisi - YP)

Former:	Democratic People's Party (Demokratik Halk Partisi - DEHAP) • Democracy Party (Demokrasi Partisi) (1993) • Tranquility Party (Huzur Partisi) (1983) • Communist Party of Turkey (Türkiye Komünist Partisi - TKP) (1920) • New Turkey Party (Yeni Türkiye Partisi - YTP)

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