Revolutionary Communist Party of Turkey


The Revolutionary Communist Party of Turkey is a clandestine communist party in Turkey. TDKP considers itself to be the continuation of the People's Liberation Army of Turkey. The THKO Conference gathered in October 1978. It changed the name of the organisation to that of Revolutionary Communist Party of Turkey - Construction Organisation. The split with the pro-Soviet line of the THKO, called Mücadelede Birlik in 1974 is also shown as its roots. Between 1976 and 1979 the followers of THKO gathered around a legal publication called Halkın Kurtuluşu and are often known by that name. THKO passed through two splits, Bes Parçacılar left in 1976 and THKO-Aktancılar in 1977. Bes Parçacılar reunited with TDKP-IÖ in 1979. The TDKP-IÖ formally founded TDKP at a congress on 2 February 1980.
TDKP adhered to the political line of the Albanian Party of Labour.

Publications

Since 1975 THKO published the journal Yoldaş/Heval. It was only distributed to members. After the foundation of TDKP-İÖ the journal Devrimin Sesi was published legally. The journal Parti Bayrağı was another legally published monthly that appeared between 1978 and the military intervention in 1980.

Development after 1980

In the 1970s the TKHO had a legal youth organization, known as YDGD. 1976 the GKB was created. Like the Emekçi Kadınlar Birliği it was no legal formation.
In the second half of the 1980s, TDKP was riddled with internal strife. Three factions split away from it, accusing the leadership of reformism; Revolutionary Communist Party of Turkey-Socialist Unity in 1987, Revolutionary Communist Party of Turkey-Leninist Wing in 1988 and Revolutionary Communist Workers Movement of Turkey in 1989.
After the fall of Socialist Albania TDKP started looking more towards establishing legal structures. Emek Partisi was banned in March 1996 shortly after its foundation. In its place Emeğin Partisi was founded later changing its name to Emek Partisi again.
TDKP is an active participant in the International Conference of Marxist-Leninist Parties and Organizations.