Revolutionary Socialist Workers' Party (Turkey)
Revolutionary Socialist Workers' Party | |
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| Leader | Şevket Doğan Tarkan |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Dissolved | October 31, 2009 |
| Ideology | Left Liberalism |
| International affiliation | International Liberal Left Tendency, reformism |
| Website | |
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Founded in 1997, the Revolutionary Socialist Workers' Party (Turkish: Devrimci Sosyalist İşçi Partisi, (DSİP)) is a liberal leftist party in Turkey. Leader Doğan Tarkan links to Liberation Movement, before 1980. DSİP announces that claims libertarian socialism and trotskyism.
In 1997, DSİP was founded. In an opposition grouping within DSİP named Antikapitalist was formed following a split in the DSİP. The group has no relation with DSİP after that split.
The group didn't participate in elections in Turkey but they supported left-wing electoral alliances. At 2007 elections, they declared support for the independent candidates of Democratic Society Party.
DSİP gathered in İstanbul for the "70 Million Steps Against Coups" rally, some leftist parties and groups accused DSİP of petite bourgeoisie.
