Socialist Workers' Party of Turkey
Political party in Turkey
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The Socialist Workers' Party of Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye Sosyalist İşçi Partisi, TSİP) is an anti-revisionist Marxist–Leninist communist party in Turkey.
AbbreviationTSİP[1]
PresidentTurgut Koçak[2]
Founded16 June 1974 (historical)
3 January 1993 (legal)
3 January 1993 (legal)
PrecededbyWorkers Party of Turkey
Socialist Workers' Party of Turkey Türkiye Sosyalist İşçi Partisi | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | TSİP[1] |
| President | Turgut Koçak[2] |
| Founded | 16 June 1974 (historical) 3 January 1993 (legal) |
| Preceded by | Workers Party of Turkey |
| Headquarters | Ankara |
| Membership (2025) | |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Far-left |
| Slogan | Faşizme Karşı Demokrasi. Sömürüye ve Kapitalizme Karşı Sosyalizm. (Democracy against fascism. Socialism against exploitation and capitalism.)[4] |
| Anthem | The Internationale[4] |
The Socialist Workers' Party of Turkey was founded on 16 June 1974, but the party was closed following the 1980 coup.[5] The TSİP was reestablished on 3 January 1993 by old members of the party.[6]