Communist Party of Turkey (current)
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This article is about the Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) formed in 2001. For other parties with similar names, see Communist Party of Turkey.
| Communist Party of Turkey Türkiye Komünist Partisi |
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| Leader | Ken Hepari |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Headquarters | Osman Ağa Mahallesi Nihal Sokak, No:4, Kadıköy, İstanbul |
| Ideology | Marxism-Leninism |
| International affiliation | International Conference of Communist and Workers' Parties |
| European affiliation | None |
| Official colours | Red, yellow |
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| Politics of Turkey Political parties Elections |
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The Communist Party of Turkey (Türkiye Komünist Partisi, TKP) is a political party in Turkey. It is known as the TKP since changing the name of the party from the Party for Socialist Power (Sosyalist İktidar Partisi, SİP) in 2001.
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[edit] Election results
- 1999 General Election: 37,671 votes (0.12%) as Sosyalist İktidar Partisi
- 2002 General Election: 50,496 votes (0.19%)
- 2007 General Election: 80,092 votes (0.22%)
- 2011 General Election: 64,006 votes (0.15%)
In the 2007 election, the party obtained its best result (by percentage) in Ardahan on the border with Georgia, where it got 787 votes (1.42%).[1] TKP does not maintain offices in Ardahan.
[edit] See also
- Workers Party of Turkey
- Communist Party of Turkey for a list of communist parties in Turkey
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Türkiye Komünist Partisi Official Website
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