Communist Party of Turkey (2001–14)
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The Communist Party of Turkey (Türkiye Komünist Partisi, TKP) is a defunct communist party in Turkey. It was known as the TKP since changing the name of the party from the Party for Socialist Power (Sosyalist İktidar Partisi, SİP) in 2001.
Electoral Performance
Election | Number of votes for TKP | Share of votes | Seats |
1999 General Election | 37,671 | 0,12% |
0 / 550
|
2002 General Election | 50,496 | 0,19% |
0 / 550
|
2007 General Election | 80,092 | 0,22% |
0 / 550
|
2011 General Election | 64,006 | 0,15% |
0 / 550
|
In the 2007 election, the party obtained its best result (by percentage) in Ardahan on the border with Georgia, where it got 787 votes (1.42%).[1] TKP did not maintain offices in Ardahan.
In 2014 election, TKP won Municipality of Ovacık, Tunceli.
Dissolution
After a period of internal strife, two rival factions of TKP reached a consensus on 15 July 2014 to freeze the activities of the party and that neither faction shall use the name and emblem of TKP.[2] The faction led by Erkan Baş and Metin Çulhaoğlu adopted the name People's Communist Party of Turkey and the faction led by Kemal Okuyan and Aydemir Güler founded the Communist Party.[3]
See also
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External links
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