People's Front (Turkey)

Halk Cephesi
Type	Far-left political movement
Purpose	social activism
Headquarters	Istanbul
Location	Turkey;
Main organ	Yürüyüş

People's Front (Turkish: Halk Cephesi) is mass organization related to DHKP-C.

Organization

Youth organization - Revolutionary Youth (Turkish: Devrimci Gençlik)
Trade union - Revolutionary Workers Movement (Turkish: Devrimci İşçi Hareketi)
Lawyers organization - People's Law Office
Prisoner support organization - TAYAD
Architects and Engineers of the People

Activity

Halk Cephesi works on solving social problems such as drug addiction, prostitution, gentrification. Halk Cephesi is active mostly in poor neighborhoods in Istanbul.

Events

On 29 September 2013 Hasan Ferit Gedik, young activist of Halk Cephesi was killed by drug gang in Maltepe.^[1] Members of People's Front opened clinic the Hasan Ferit Gedik Center for Struggle and Liberation from Drugs^[2]

International relations

People's Front is one of founder-members of Anti-imperialist Front, and organized an International Symposium against Imperialist Aggression.^[3] in Istanbul.

References

^ FAZLI MERT; ÖZGÜR GÜNEŞ İSTANBUL (1 October 2013). "DHKP-C ve torbacı savaşı". ZAMAN. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ Drogen sind ein Feind im politischen Kampf
^ International Eyup Bas Symposium For Unity Of The Peoples Against Imperialist Aggression

Bibliography

External links

Halkın Sesi
Istanbul's Gentrification Wars Vice's reportage on YouTube

[1] FAZLI MERT; ÖZGÜR GÜNEŞ İSTANBUL (1 October 2013). "DHKP-C ve torbacı savaşı". ZAMAN. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[2] Drogen sind ein Feind im politischen Kampf

[3] International Eyup Bas Symposium For Unity Of The Peoples Against Imperialist Aggression

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