Turkish Communist Party (official)
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The Turkish Communist Party (Turkish: Türkiye Komünist Fırkası, TKF), often referred to as the "official" (resmi) communist party, was a political party in Turkey. The TKF was set up by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in October 1920 in order to counter the influence of the Communist Party of Turkey (TKP).[1] The party organ was Anadoluda Yeni Gün.[2] Yunus Nadi Abalıoğlu was the editor of the party organ.[3]
The Turkish government sent a four-member delegation led by Tevfik Rüştü Aras on a mission to establish links with the Soviet government.[2]
Atatürk disbanded the party after a short existence of 3 months.[1]
References
- ^ a b Donald F. Busky (2002). Communism in History and Theory: Asia, Africa, and the Americas. ISBN 0275977331.
- ^ a b George Sellers Harris (1967). The origins of communism in Turkey. Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace. pp. 82, 84.
- ^ Metin Tamkoç (1976). The warrior diplomats: guardians of the national security and modernization of Turkey. University of Utah Press. p. 162.
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