The Workers' Party of Turkey (, TİP) is a
socialist
Socialism is an economic ideology, economic and political philosophy encompassing diverse Economic system, economic and social systems characterised by social ownership of the means of production, as opposed to private ownership. It describes ...
political party in
Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...
. The party was founded out of a split in the
Communist Party of Turkey (TKP). As a result of the internal strife between two rival factions, the group led by former chairman
Erkan BaÅŸ initially established
People's Communist Party of Turkey (HTKP) in 2014, and after three years, it was rebranded as the Workers' Party of Turkey in 2017.
Adopting
Marxism-Leninism as its guide and reconciling it with
left-wing populism
Left-wing populism, also called social populism, is a Ideology#Political ideologies, political ideology that combines left-wing politics with populist rhetoric and themes. Its rhetoric often includes elements of anti-elitism, opposition to the E ...
, the TİP is against
capitalism
Capitalism is an economic system based on the private ownership of the means of production and their use for the purpose of obtaining profit. This socioeconomic system has developed historically through several stages and is defined by ...
,
imperialism
Imperialism is the maintaining and extending of Power (international relations), power over foreign nations, particularly through expansionism, employing both hard power (military and economic power) and soft power (diplomatic power and cultura ...
, and all forms of exploitation, oppression and discrimination. The party embraces progressive values such as
laicism
Laicism (also ''laicity'', from the Ancient Greek "''λαϊκός"'' "''laïkós"'', meaning "layperson" or "non-cleric") refers to a legal and political model based on the strict separation of religion and state. The French term ''laïcité'' ...
and
public ownership
State ownership, also called public ownership or government ownership, is the ownership of an industry, asset, property, or enterprise by the national government of a country or state, or a public body representing a community, as opposed t ...
, and struggles for the preservation and improvement of democratic and civil rights, freedom of organization, assembly, speech and press. It also strongly advocates for the rights of the Kurdish people, women and
LGBT groups in Turkey.
In
the most recent general election held in 2023, the TİP, as a part of the
Labour and Freedom Alliance
The Labour and Freedom Alliance ( Turkish: ''Emek ve Özgürlük İttifakı'', Kurdish: ''Hevkariya Ked û Azadiyê'') is a left-wing electoral alliance in Turkey, formed by Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Parti), Peoples' Democratic ...
, secured a vote share of 1.76%, allowing it to be represented in the
Turkish parliament with four MPs including the chairman,
Erkan BaÅŸ, the spokesperson,
Sera Kadıgil,
Istanbul
Istanbul is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, constituting the country's economic, cultural, and historical heart. With Demographics of Istanbul, a population over , it is home to 18% of the Demographics ...
MP
Ahmet Şık
Ahmet Şık (; born 1970, Adana) is a Turkish investigative journalist, the author of several books, a trade unionist, and member of Grand National Assembly of Turkey, Parliament in Turkey.Details othis website; accessed on 11 April 2011 His book, ...
, and
Hatay
Hatay Province (, ) is the southernmost Provinces of Turkey, province and Metropolitan municipalities in Turkey, metropolitan municipality of Turkey. Its area is , and its population is 1,686,043 (2022). It is situated mostly outside Anatolia, ...
MP
Can Atalay
Åžerafettin Can Atalay is a Turkish lawyer, activist, and politician.
He served as a lawyer in many social cases in Turkey, such as the Soma mine disaster, Ermenek mine accident, 2016 Adana student dormitory fire, Çorlu train derailment, an ...
. This achievement represents the highest number of vote shares ever attained by a socialist party in Turkey since 1965.
The party has an unusually high proportion of women and young people running its organization compared to other parties in Turkey. The TİP's aim is to encourage the spread and growth of grassroots organizations in order to strengthen the socialist movement.
Since 2017, TİP has established local branches in over 40 cities and districts and is eligible to take part
in Turkish elections.
History
First and second TİPs in the 1960s and 1970s
The leaders of contemporary TİP claim that the party is a successor to the
historical Workers' Party of Turkey, which was originally established by a small group of trade unionists in 1961, with the idea of sending workers' representatives to the Turkish Parliament. The first TİP organized and led by well-known Turkish Marxists such as its first chairman
Mehmet Ali Aybar
Mehmet Ali Aybar (; 5 October 1908 – 10 July 1995) was a lawyer, member of the Turkish parliament, the second president of the Workers Party of Turkey ( or briefly ''TİP''), the founder and President of the Socialist Revolution Party, a ...
, ex-professors
Behice Boran and
Sadun Aren, and
Mihri Belli
Mihri Belli (December 1915 – 16 August 2011) was a prominent leader of the socialist movement in Turkey. He fought for the communist side in the Greek Civil War.
Belli was repeatedly prosecuted and sentenced to prison for his political views, ...
not only introduced socialism in Turkish politics for the first time but also achieved electoral success in
1965 general elections by winning 15 MPs.
However, the combination of ideological differences and personal rivalries within the party led to its failure in
the 1969 elections, and eventually, the party was disbanded by a court order in 1972 following
the military coup of 1971. After the general amnesty in 1974, the party was legally re-established by
Behice Boran in 1975. This second TİP could not match the popularity of the first one, and was once again banned after
the military coup in 1980. Even though TİP was declared illegal by the military junta, it continued to operate secretly in exile. In 1987, it merged with the
Communist Party of Turkey (TKP), to form a single organization, the
United Communist Party of Turkey (TBKP).
Split in the Communist Party of Turkey and foundation of the third TİP
The current TİP was reborn in 2017 out of a split in
the Communist Party of Turkey (TKP), which dates back three years earlier. After the
Gezi Park protests
A wave of demonstrations and civil unrest in Turkey began on 28 May 2013, initially to contest the urban development plan for Istanbul's Gezi Park. The protests were sparked by outrage at the violent eviction of a sit-in at the park protesting ...
in Turkey, in 2014, some organizational and ideological disagreements arose among the members of the Central Committee of the TKP. Several prominent members of the committee, including former party-president
Erkan Baş and Metin Çulhaoğlu, left the party and established the
People's Communist Party of Turkey (HTKP). A year later, the party also became one of the founders of the
United June Movement (BHH), a political coalition of left-wing, communist, and socialist parties in Turkey.
However, HTKP faced internal strife in 2015 as a result of a dispute over the party's support for
Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) in the upcoming general elections, leading to another split and the foundation of
Communist Movement of Turkey (TKH), a faction strongly criticized such decision. In 2017, the remaining cadres under the leadership of Erkan Baş decided to rename the party as TİP, and laid claims to the historical legacy of former TİPs.
The declaration document laying out the foundation of the TİP has been signed by 146 people, including
Erkan BaÅŸ,
Barış Atay
Barış Atay Mengüllüoğlu (born 22 September 1981) is a Turkish actor and a politician of the Workers' Party of Turkey (2017), Workers' Party of Turkey (TİP).
Early life and education
He is interested in Theater play since he was ten year ...
, Tuncay Çelen, Metin Çulhaoğlu, previous
TİP and
TKP members, various representatives from mass organizations and trade unions, workers, students, and academics. The party was officially founded on 7 November 2017. In 2018, the
Constitutional Court of Turkey
The Constitutional Court of Turkey ( Turkish: ''Anayasa Mahkemesi'', sometimes abbreviated as ''AYM'') is the highest legal body for constitutional review in Turkey. It "examines the constitutionality, in respect of both form and substance, of law ...
gave its approval for the party to use its name, as the party had previously
been banned and outlawed in the 1970s.
From the 2018 general elections onwards
2018 general elections
For the
Turkish parliamentary election of 2018, the party decided to collaborate with the
Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP). This was primarily because the newly established TİP was ineligible to run candidates at that time due to the election law in Turkey. The electoral alliance allowed it to be represented in
the Turkish parliament by two MPs who have been elected on HDP lists. The chairperson,
Erkan BaÅŸ was elected from
Istanbul
Istanbul is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, constituting the country's economic, cultural, and historical heart. With Demographics of Istanbul, a population over , it is home to 18% of the Demographics ...
's first electoral district whereas the deputy chairperson,
Barış Atay
Barış Atay Mengüllüoğlu (born 22 September 1981) is a Turkish actor and a politician of the Workers' Party of Turkey (2017), Workers' Party of Turkey (TİP).
Early life and education
He is interested in Theater play since he was ten year ...
, was elected from
Hatay
Hatay Province (, ) is the southernmost Provinces of Turkey, province and Metropolitan municipalities in Turkey, metropolitan municipality of Turkey. Its area is , and its population is 1,686,043 (2022). It is situated mostly outside Anatolia, ...
province. Likewise,
in the presidential election, the TİP endorsed the candidacy of
Selahattin DemirtaÅŸ
Selahattin Demirtaş (born 10 April 1973) is a Kurdish politician, lawyer and author. He was the co-leader of the left-wing pro- Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), serving alongside Figen Yüksekdağ from 2014 to 2018. Selahattin Demirt ...
, the co-leader of HDP who had been imprisoned since 2016.
In the following years, the TİP welcomed new MPs. First,
Ahmet Şık
Ahmet Şık (; born 1970, Adana) is a Turkish investigative journalist, the author of several books, a trade unionist, and member of Grand National Assembly of Turkey, Parliament in Turkey.Details othis website; accessed on 11 April 2011 His book, ...
, an investigative journalist and trade unionist, resigned from HDP and soon joined the party in April 2021. Lastly,
Republican People's Party's (CHP) İstanbul deputy and lawyer,
Sera Kadıgil, announced her resignation in June 2021, and she joined the TİP, increasing the total number of party's MPs to four.
During their terms in the parliament, TİP MPs have been vocal about the need for greater democratic reforms in the country and active in addressing social issues affecting the population, such as poverty, corruption, gender inequality, and discrimination against minority groups. This parliamentary performance, along with grassroots activism, helped to increase the party's visibility, particularly among young people, and led to a surge in popularity.
2023 general elections

Three years after its foundation, the party could complete its nationwide organization by establishing local branches all over the country. By 2020, the number of its organizations exceeded the legal threshold required to participate in the elections and it fulfilled all of the mandatory conditions defined in the Law on Political Parties in Turkey.
In its preparation for
the general elections in 2023, the TİP leadership decided to maintain its electoral alliance with
HDP, and they formed the
Labour and Freedom Alliance
The Labour and Freedom Alliance ( Turkish: ''Emek ve Özgürlük İttifakı'', Kurdish: ''Hevkariya Ked û Azadiyê'') is a left-wing electoral alliance in Turkey, formed by Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Parti), Peoples' Democratic ...
together with other left-wing political parties such as
Labour Party (EMEP) in August 2022. The constituent parties of the alliance jointly released a declaration, proclaiming that the alliance aims to bring a radical political change in the country on the basis of equality, freedom, fraternity, peace, and democracy.
However, unlike the previous election in 2018, the TİP decided to field its own candidates as it is eligible to do so in
the parliamentary election of 2023 rather than nominating MPs on the joint list of HDP, which enters the election under
Green Left Party (YSP) due to the increasing threat of a lawsuit calling for its closure.
Also, the TİP collaborated with the
Greens' Party (Yeşiller) and the Workers' Democracy Party (İDP) and the candidates from these two parties run on the TİP's list.
Although the party initially set a target of a 3% vote share in the legislative elections to gain enough seats to form a parliamentary group, it narrowly fell short of this goal. However, the TİP achieved the highest vote share ever attained by a socialist party in Turkey since 1965. The chairman,
Erkan BaÅŸ, the spokesperson,
Sera Kadıgil, and Istanbul MP
Ahmet Şık
Ahmet Şık (; born 1970, Adana) is a Turkish investigative journalist, the author of several books, a trade unionist, and member of Grand National Assembly of Turkey, Parliament in Turkey.Details othis website; accessed on 11 April 2011 His book, ...
were reelected. Furthermore,
Can Atalay
Åžerafettin Can Atalay is a Turkish lawyer, activist, and politician.
He served as a lawyer in many social cases in Turkey, such as the Soma mine disaster, Ermenek mine accident, 2016 Adana student dormitory fire, Çorlu train derailment, an ...
, a lawyer who was convicted in
the Gezi Park trial in 2022, was elected from
Hatay
Hatay Province (, ) is the southernmost Provinces of Turkey, province and Metropolitan municipalities in Turkey, metropolitan municipality of Turkey. Its area is , and its population is 1,686,043 (2022). It is situated mostly outside Anatolia, ...
province. Despite two rulings from the
Constitutional Court of Turkey
The Constitutional Court of Turkey ( Turkish: ''Anayasa Mahkemesi'', sometimes abbreviated as ''AYM'') is the highest legal body for constitutional review in Turkey. It "examines the constitutionality, in respect of both form and substance, of law ...
declaring a violation of rights, Can Atalay, who has not been released, lost his parliamentary status as a result of a decision from the 3rd Criminal Division of the
Court of Cassation
A court of cassation is a high-instance court that exists in some judicial systems. Courts of cassation do not re-examine the facts of a case; they only interpret the relevant law. In this, they are appellate courts of the highest instance. In ...
, which was announced during the General Assembly of the Parliament on 30 January 2024.
For the
presidential elections
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Elections by country
Albania
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Chile
The ...
, on the other hand, the
Labour and Freedom Alliance
The Labour and Freedom Alliance ( Turkish: ''Emek ve Özgürlük İttifakı'', Kurdish: ''Hevkariya Ked û Azadiyê'') is a left-wing electoral alliance in Turkey, formed by Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Parti), Peoples' Democratic ...
decided not to field a candidate and the TİP openly endorsed
Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu
Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu (; born 17 December 1948), also referred to by his initials KK, is a Turkish politician who served as the Leader of the Republican People's Party, leader of the Republican People's Party (CHP) from 2010 to 2023. He was Lis ...
, the leader of the
centre-left
Centre-left politics is the range of left-wing political ideologies that lean closer to the political centre. Ideologies commonly associated with it include social democracy, social liberalism, progressivism, and green politics. Ideas commo ...
Republican People's Party
The Republican People's Party (RPP; , CHP ) is a Kemalism, Kemalist and Social democracy, social democratic political party in Turkey. It is the oldest List of political parties in Turkey, political party in Turkey, founded by Mustafa Kemal ...
(CHP) and the presidential candidate of
Nation Alliance, a political alliance made up of six opposition parties with different political ideologies to contest in the elections. The party announced that it prioritizes the possible election defeat of the president
Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan
Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan (born 26 February 1954) is a Turkish politician who is the 12th and current president of Turkey since 2014. He previously served as the 25th prime minister of Turkey, prime minister from 2003 to 2014 as part of the Jus ...
by the joint candidate of all opposition forces in the first round of the election and the transition to the
parliamentary system
A parliamentary system, or parliamentary democracy, is a form of government where the head of government (chief executive) derives their Election, democratic legitimacy from their ability to command the support ("confidence") of a majority of t ...
in Turkey as quickly as possible after the election as promised by Kılıçdaroğlu.
2024 municipal elections
In the 2024 municipal elections, TİP ran candidates in many precincts. Erkan Baş, the leader of the party, stood as a mayoral candidate in
Gebze
Gebze (), formerly known as Libyssa, is a municipality and district of Kocaeli Province, Turkey. Its area is 418 km2, and its population is 407,019 (2022). It is situated 65 km (30 mi) southeast of Istanbul, on the Gulf of Izmit, ...
, a strategically significant district in the industrially dense
Kocaeli province
Kocaeli Province (, ) is a Provinces of Turkey, province and Metropolitan municipalities in Turkey, metropolitan municipality of Turkey and one of only three not to have the same official name as its capital, İzmit, which is thus also sometim ...
. This candidacy was a notable move for TİP, as it highlighted their ambition to establish a foothold in critical urban and industrial regions. Recognizing the potential for vote-splitting among opposition parties, the
Republican People's Party
The Republican People's Party (RPP; , CHP ) is a Kemalism, Kemalist and Social democracy, social democratic political party in Turkey. It is the oldest List of political parties in Turkey, political party in Turkey, founded by Mustafa Kemal ...
(CHP) and
the Green Left Party (YSP) chose not to field their own candidates in Gebze. This decision reflected a broader strategy among opposition forces to consolidate votes in areas where a competitive race could otherwise benefit the ruling
Justice and Development Party (AKP) or its allies. Despite this tactical alliance, Erkan BaÅŸ secured 40,438 votes, accounting for 19.92% of the total vote, finishing in third place.
TİP won a precinct, in
SamandaÄŸ
Samandağ, formerly known as Süveydiye (), is a municipality and district of Hatay Province, Turkey. Its area is 384 km2, and its population is 123,447 (2022). It lies at the mouth of the Asi River on the Mediterranean coast, near Turkey's ...
, Hatay.
Ideology and program
As emphasized in its program, the Workers’ Party of Turkey is an
internationalist, and working-class party, guided by the philosophy of
Marxism–Leninism
Marxism–Leninism () is a communist ideology that became the largest faction of the History of communism, communist movement in the world in the years following the October Revolution. It was the predominant ideology of most communist gov ...
. According to the party program, which begins with a section entitled "The Actuality of Socialism", the aim of the party is the seizing of the political power by the working class and its allies. Party states that it is against the
political establishment and the
political elite
In political and sociological theory, the elite (, from , to select or to sort out) are a small group of powerful or wealthy people who hold a disproportionate amount of wealth, privilege, political power, or skill in a group. Defined by the ...
in Turkey, emphasizing the antagonism between the people and the elite.
This antagonism is materialized as "99% against a handful of greedy cronies" by
Erkan BaÅŸ, as an example. characterized the ideological outlook of the party as a "reconciliation of
left-wing populism
Left-wing populism, also called social populism, is a Ideology#Political ideologies, political ideology that combines left-wing politics with populist rhetoric and themes. Its rhetoric often includes elements of anti-elitism, opposition to the E ...
and
Marxist orthodoxy".
As a response, party executive member and author Can Soyer concurred that the ideological direction of the party fits into characterization offered by .

The Workers’ Party of Turkey is against
NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO ; , OTAN), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental organization, intergovernmental Transnationalism, transnational military alliance of 32 Member states of NATO, member s ...
as it considers it to be an extension of
capitalism
Capitalism is an economic system based on the private ownership of the means of production and their use for the purpose of obtaining profit. This socioeconomic system has developed historically through several stages and is defined by ...
and
imperialism
Imperialism is the maintaining and extending of Power (international relations), power over foreign nations, particularly through expansionism, employing both hard power (military and economic power) and soft power (diplomatic power and cultura ...
. Similarly, the party openly opposes
authoritarian regimes
Authoritarianism is a political system characterized by the rejection of political plurality, the use of strong central power to preserve the political ''status quo'', and reductions in democracy, separation of powers, civil liberties, and ...
and its leaders, such as
Russia
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,
United Arab Emirates
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and
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in West Asia. Located in the centre of the Middle East, it covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula and has a land area of about , making it the List of Asian countries ...
.
The TİP condemned the
Russian invasion of Ukraine
On 24 February 2022, , starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, conflict between the two countries which began in 2014. The fighting has caused hundreds of thou ...
, especially
Putin
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who has served as President of Russia since 2012, having previously served from 2000 to 2008. Putin also served as Prime Minister of Ru ...
's aggressive expansionist policies and
NATO
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encroachment, calling for peace and avoiding further spread and escalation of the conflict.
The party advocates freedoms,
republicanism
Republicanism is a political ideology that encompasses a range of ideas from civic virtue, political participation, harms of corruption, positives of mixed constitution, rule of law, and others. Historically, it emphasizes the idea of self ...
,
democracy
Democracy (from , ''dēmos'' 'people' and ''kratos'' 'rule') is a form of government in which political power is vested in the people or the population of a state. Under a minimalist definition of democracy, rulers are elected through competitiv ...
and
secularism
Secularism is the principle of seeking to conduct human affairs based on naturalistic considerations, uninvolved with religion. It is most commonly thought of as the separation of religion from civil affairs and the state and may be broadened ...
and positions itself against the racist, fascist and sectarian tendencies which became more widespread both in Turkey and in the world. In their publications and speeches, the party's members of parliament voice their belief in the importance of social movements such as the
women's movement
The feminist movement, also known as the women's movement, refers to a series of social movements and political campaigns for radical and liberal reforms on women's issues created by inequality between men and women. Such issues are women's ...
, the
environmental movement
The environmental movement (sometimes referred to as the ecology movement) is a social movement that aims to protect the natural world from harmful environmental practices in order to create sustainable living. In its recognition of humanity a ...
and the
LGBT movement
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) movements are social movements that advocate for LGBTQ people in society.
Although there is not a primary or an overarching central organization that represents all LGBTQ people and their i ...
. The TİP also aims to create
a democratic system where the people represent themselves and have the political power in the country, rather than this power being limited to the elite. In that sense,
Erkan BaÅŸ urged for the implementation of participatory politics for all of the society, transforming the people into "political subjects" through means including
e-democracy
E-democracy (a blend of the terms Electronic publishing, electronic and democracy), also known as digital democracy or Internet democracy, uses information and communication technology (ICT) in politics, political and governance processes. The ...
,
direct democracy
Direct democracy or pure democracy is a form of democracy in which the Election#Electorate, electorate directly decides on policy initiatives, without legislator, elected representatives as proxies, as opposed to the representative democracy m ...
and
popular participation
Public participation, also known as citizen participation or patient and public involvement, is the inclusion of the public in the activities of any organization or project. Public participation is similar to but more inclusive than stakeholder en ...
and
transparency.
The Workers’ Party of Turkey opposes all foreign interventions of the imperialist actors, especially those targeting
Middle East
The Middle East (term originally coined in English language) is a geopolitical region encompassing the Arabian Peninsula, the Levant, Turkey, Egypt, Iran, and Iraq.
The term came into widespread usage by the United Kingdom and western Eur ...
,
Caucasus
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and
the Balkans
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, and aggressive actions participated by the Turkish government as well. In line with their position, in October 2021, TİP parliamentarians voted against the mandate extending
the Turkish military deployment in Syria and
Iraq
Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to Iraq–Saudi Arabia border, the south, Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq border, the east, the Persian Gulf and ...
until 2023.
The party advocates peace and fraternity between the
Turkish and
Kurdish peoples in Turkey and among the peoples in the world and in the region.
International relations
The party has an International Committee that propagates the policies of the party internationally in different world languages. International Committee publishes a monthly bulletin in the English language.
Election results
Parliamentary elections
Local elections
See also
*
Workers' Party of Turkey (1961)
The Workers' Party of Turkey () was a Turkish political party, founded on 13 February 1961. It became the first socialist party in Turkey to win representation in the national parliament. It was banned twice (after the military coups of 1971 and ...
Notes
References
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