Communist Labour Party of Turkey/Leninist explained

Communist Labour Party of Turkey/Leninist
Native Name:Turkish: Türkiye Komünist Emek Partisi/Leninist
Colorcode:Red
Leader:Unknown
Split:Communist Labour Party of Turkey
Ideology:Communism
Marxism–Leninism
Position:Far-left
Wing1:Leninist Gerila Birliği
Wing1 Title:Armed wing
Wing2:13 March Young Communist League
Wing2 Title:Youth wing
National:Peoples' United Revolutionary Movement[1]
Headquarters:None (illegal organisation)
International:International Freedom Battalion
World Anti-Imperialist Platform[2]
Flag:File:TKEP-L Flag.svg
Website:TKEP/L website
State:Turkey

The Communist Labour Party of Turkey/Leninist (Turkish: Türkiye Komünist Emek Partisi/Leninist) is an illegal communist party in Turkey. TKEP/L was founded on September 1, 1990, following a split in the Communist Labour Party of Turkey (TKEP).

Whereas TKEP had started orientating itself towards legal work, TKEP/L wanted to continue armed struggle. It formed an armed wing, the Leninist Guerrilla Units (Turkish: Leninist Gerila Birliği). LGB carries out occasional attacks, but does not engage in regular guerrilla warfare. The last major action by LGB was on December 19, 2000, when it attacked a MHP party office in Istanbul. One MHP member was killed and three injured. The attack was vengeance for the killing of two TKEP/L prisoners.

TKEP/L has an organization inside the Turkish prisons, and TKEP/L prisoners have taken part in hunger strikes. The youth wing of TKEP/L is the 13 March Young Communist League (Turkish: 13 Mart Genç Komünistler Birliği).

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  1. Web site: Peoples' United Revolutionary Movement established for a joint struggle. Firat News Agency. 2016-03-12. 2016-03-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20160314061916/http://www.anfenglish.com/news/peoples-united-revolutionary-movement-established-for-a-joint-struggle. 2016-03-14. dead.
  2. Web site: Palestine Declaration: From the river, to the sea, Palestine will be free!. World Anti-Imperialist Platform. 26 November 2023. 30 November 2023.