Communist Movement of Turkey
Political party in Turkey
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The Communist Movement of Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye Komünist Hareketi, TKH) is a communist party in Turkey. The TKH was split from the People's Communist Party of Turkey in 2015, which was split from the Communist Party of Turkey in 2014.
AbbreviationTKH[1]
ChairpersonAysel Tekerek[2]
Founded21 August 2015
SplitfromPeople's Communist Party of Turkey
Communist Movement of Turkey Türkiye Komünist Hareketi | |
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| Abbreviation | TKH[1] |
| Chairperson | Aysel Tekerek[2] |
| Founded | 21 August 2015 |
| Split from | People's Communist Party of Turkey |
| Headquarters | Ankara, Turkey |
| Membership (2026) |  859[3] |
| Ideology | Communism Marxism–Leninism[4] Socialist republicanism[5] Anti-imperialism[6] Anti-capitalism[6] Hard Euroscepticism[7] Laicism[8] |
| Political position | Far-left |
| National affiliation | United June Movement (2015-2022) Union of Socialist Forces (2022–2023) |
| Colours | Red, yellow |
| Slogan | Boyun Eğme! (Don't Bow Down!) |
| Website | |
| tkh.org.tr | |
The TKH is one of the components in the United June Movement, a political coalition initiative which was founded after Gezi Park revolt.[9]
In a press conference held in Ankara in August 2022, it was announced that the party along with the Communist Party of Turkey, the Revolutionary Movement and the Left Party would form a coalition for the 2023 national election; this coalition was entitled the Union of Socialist Forces.[10]
