People's Front ( tr, Halk Cephesi) is a
Marxist-Leninist mass organization
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in the
Republic of Turkey.
Organization
* Youth organization -
Revolutionary Youth ( tr, Devrimci Gençlik)
* Trade union - Revolutionary Workers Movement ( tr, Devrimci İşçi Hareketi)
* Lawyers organization - People's Law Office
* Engineers organization - Engineer Architects of the People
* Prisoner support organization - TAYAD
Activity
Halk Cephesi works on issues such as solving social problems such as
drug addiction
Addiction is a neuropsychological disorder characterized by a persistent and intense urge to engage in certain behaviors, one of which is the usage of a drug, despite substantial harm and other negative consequences. Repetitive drug use oft ...
, prostitution,
gentrification
Gentrification is the process of changing the character of a neighborhood through the influx of more affluent residents and businesses. It is a common and controversial topic in urban politics and planning. Gentrification often increases the ec ...
. Halk Cephesi is active mostly in
poor neighborhoods in
Istanbul
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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. Members of People's Front opened clinic the ''Hasan Ferit Gedik Center for Struggle and Liberation from Drugs''
On 28-29 October 2020, close to 100 people from Halk Cephesi were arrested in raids across 12 provinces in Turkey
International relations
People's Front is one of founder-members of the Anti-Imperialist Front, and organised yearly ''International Symposium against Imperialist Aggression''.
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See also
* Grup Yorum
* Popular front
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More generally, it is "a coalition ...
References
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Bibliography
Halk Cephesi 2014
The Front for rights and freedom
External links
Halkın SesiIstanbul's Gentrification Wars
Vice's reportage on YouTube
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Communist organizations in Turkey
Revolutionary People's Liberation Party/Front