People's Front (Turkey)
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| Type | Far-left political movement |
|---|---|
| Purpose | social activism |
| Headquarters | Istanbul |
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Main organ | Halk Okulu |
People's Front (Turkish: Halk Cephesi) is a Marxist-Leninist mass organization in the Republic of Turkey.
- Youth organization - Revolutionary Youth (Turkish: Devrimci Gençlik)
- Trade union - Revolutionary Workers Movement (Turkish: Devrimci İşçi Hareketi)
- Lawyers organization - People's Law Office (Turkish: Halkın Hukuk Bürosu)
- Engineers organization - Engineer Architects of the People (Turkish: Halkın Mühendis ve Mimarları)
- Prisoner support organization - TAYAD
Activity
Halk Cephesi works on issues such as solving social problems such as drug addiction, prostitution, gentrification. Halk Cephesi is active mostly in poor neighborhoods in Istanbul where it also has associations named "Hasan Ferit Gedik Center for Struggle and Liberation Against Drugs" which acts as a rehabilitation centre for those addicted to drugs. Public officials, hold the view that the People's Front is related to the DHKP-C.
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]
On 28–29 October 2020, close to 100 people from Halk Cephesi were arrested in raids across 12 provinces in Turkey[3]
International relations
People's Front is one of founder-members of the Anti-Imperialist Front, and organised yearly International Symposium against Imperialist Aggression.[4] in Istanbul.