Communist Movement of Turkey

The Communist Movement of Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye Komünist Hareketi, TKH) is a communist party in Turkey. The TKH was split from the People's Communist Party of Turkey in 2015, which was split from the Communist Party of Turkey in 2014.

Communist Movement of Turkey
Türkiye Komünist Hareketi
AbbreviationTKH
ChairmanAysel Tekerek
Founded21 August 2015 (2015-08-21)
Split fromPeople's Communist Party of Turkey
HeadquartersAnkara, Turkey
Membership (2023) 1,383
IdeologyCommunism
Marxism–Leninism
Socialist republicanism
Anti-imperialism
Hard Euroscepticism
Laicism
Political positionFar-left
National affiliationUnited June Movement (2015-2022)
Union of Socialist Forces (2022–2023)
Colours   Red, yellow
SloganBoyun Eğme!
(Don't Bow Down!)
Website
tkh.org.tr

The TKH is one of the components in the United June Movement, a political coalition initiative which was founded after Gezi Park revolt.

In August 2022 it was announced in a press conference in Ankara, that the party along with the Communist Party of Turkey, the Revolutionary Movement and the Left Party would form a coalition for the 2023 national election, called the Union of Socialist Forces.

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