Socialist Party of the Oppressed
| Socialist Party of the Oppressed | |
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| Leader | Sultan Ulusoy |
| Founded | 29 January 2010 |
| Headquarters | Mithatpaşa Caddesi 56/13 Kızılay Çankaya, Ankara |
| Ideology | Marxism-Leninism |
| Political position | Far-left |
| Colours | Red, White, Blue |
| Website | |
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Socialist Party of the Oppressed (Turkish: Ezilenlerin Sosyalist Partisi, ESP; Kurdish: Partiya Sosyalîst a Bindestan, PSB)[1] is a Marxist-Leninist political party in the Republic of Turkey. It defines itself as "a militant revolutionary socialist party fighting for a workers'-labourers' federative republic in Turkey and Northern Kurdistan."[2]
Development[edit]
Some sources, including the public officials, hold the view that ESP is a legal front for the banned ICOR affiliate Marxist–Leninist Communist Party.[3][4][5] Among its founders is Figen Yüksekdağ, the co-president of the Peoples' Democratic Party.[6]
The party is one of the participants in the Peoples' Democratic Congress, a political initiative instrumental in founding the Peoples' Democratic Party in 2012.[7]
Prosecution[edit]
In 2013 The Daily Telegraph called it "a small leftist group" after the homes of 90 ESP members were raided in connection with their involvement in the 2013 protests in Turkey.[8] The Telegraph noted that "Police also searched the offices of the Atilim daily [Atılım] and the Etkin news agency, local media outlets linked to the ESP group, the NTV and CNN-Turk television stations reported." [8][9][10]
2015 Bombing[edit]
The youth wing of the Socialist Party of the Oppressed, known as the Socialist Youth Associations Federation (SGDF),[6] was the main target of the 2015 Suruç bombing.[11] A group had travelled from Istanbul to Suruç on the Syrian border to assist in the reconstruction of the neighboring Syrian town of Kobanî after it was destroyed by warfare.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ Antep'te Partimiz İki Dilli Tabelasını Astı
- ^ ESP, ESP International Bulletin, undated
- ^ "MLKP Tuzağa Düşürdü PKK Öldürdü". Aktif Haber. 4 February 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ "60’lı yılların oyununu oynuyorlar!". aksiyon. 13 December 2010. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ Biber acıysa, SDP de illegal örgüt uzantısıdır!
- ^ a b c Yvo Fitzherbert (21 July 2015). "Suruç massacre: today we mourn, tomorrow we rebuild". Roar Magazine. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ^ "HDK Bileşeni Kurumlar - Halkların Demokratik Kongresi". Red Bilisim. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ a b The Daily Telegraph, 18 June 2013, 'Standing man' inspires Turkish protesters amid raids
- ^ Hurriyet Daily News, 18 June 2013, Turkish police detain dozens as part of probe into Gezi Park protests
- ^ bianet, 18 June 2013, Police Raids ESP, ETHA, Özgür Radio, Atılım Newspaper
- ^ "Blast kills Kurdish activists in Turkish town". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 20 July 2015.