The Communist Party of Turkey is a communist party in Turkey. It was founded as the Socialist Power Party on 16 August 1993. In 2001, the party changed its name to the Communist Party of Turkey.
"No way out for coup or sharia"
Party office in Istanbul
Secularism in Turkey
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In Turkey, secularism or laicism was first introduced with the 1928 amendment of the Constitution of 1924, which removed the provision declaring that the "Religion of the State is Islam", and with the
Communist Party of Turkey (modern)
…Leftist High Schoolers Youth wing Communist Youth of Turkey (Türkiye Komünist Gençliği) Membership (2026) 7,009 Ideology Communism Marxism–Leninism Laicism Political position Far-left National affiliation Union of Socialist Forces (2022–2023) European affiliation INITIATIVE (until 2023) ECA (2023…
The Republic Protests took place in 2007 in support of the Kemalist ethos, avowing state secularism, against the perceived Islamization of Turkey under the ruling Justice and Development Party.
One-party period was marked with sweeping reforms for women
Abdullah Gül's wife, Hayrünnisa Gül became the first hijabi first lady in Turkish history
Portret van de Turkse leider Mustafa Kemal Ataturk in westers