Socialist Republican Party (Turkey)
Political party in Turkey
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The Socialist Republican Party (Turkish: Sosyalist Cumhuriyet Partisi, SCP), formerly known as the Workers' Peasants' Party of Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye İşçi Köylü Partisi, TİKP),[6] is a Maoist[5] scientific socialist political party in Turkey, which was founded on 18 June 2010 and led by İsmail Durna.[2] The SCP advocates national democratic revolution strategy (Turkish: Millî Demokratik Devrim).
Socialist Republican Party Sosyalist Cumhuriyet Partisi | |
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| Abbreviation | SCP |
| President | Gurkan Koc[1] |
| Chairman | Yılmaz Ersezer |
| Founder | İsmail Durna |
| Founded | 18 June 2010 (as TİKP) 6 December 2021 (as SCP) |
| Split from | Workers' Party |
| Headquarters | Ankara, Turkey[2] |
| Membership (2023) |  986[3] |
| Ideology | Scientific socialism[4] Maoism[5] Anti-imperialism[4] Eurasianism[4] Kemalism[4] |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| Colours | Red |
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Presidents
As Worker's Peasants' Party of Turkey
| Name | Start of Term | End of Term | Time in office |
|---|---|---|---|
| İsmail Durna | 18 June 2010 | 6 December 2021 | 11 years, 171 days |
As Socialist Republican Party
| Name | Start of Term | End of Term | Time in office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mehmet Bedri Gultekin | 6 December 2021 | 14 February 2023 | 1 year, 70 days |
| Yilmaz Ersezer (by proxy) | 14 February 2023 | 26 October 2024 | 1 year, 255 days |
| Gurkan Koc[7] | 26 October 2024 | Ongoing | 1 year, 287 days |
