| Turkish Communist Party | |
| Native Name: | Türkiye Komünist Fırkası |
| Colorcode: | Red |
| President: | Hakkı Behiç Bayiç |
| Ideology: | Communism (nominal) |
| Headquarters: | Ankara |
| Country: | Turkey |
| Abbreviation: | TKF |
| Founder: | Mustafa Kemal Atatürk |
| Dissolved: | March 1921 |
The Turkish Communist Party (Turkish: Türkiye Komünist Fırkası, TKF), often referred to as the "official" (Turkish: resmi) communist party, was a political party in Turkey.
The TKF was set up by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in October 1920 in order to counter the influence of the Communist Party of Turkey (TKP).[1] The party organ was Turkish: Anadoluda Yeni Gün.[2] Yunus Nadi Abalıoğlu was the editor of the party organ.[3]
At the end of 1920, the party applied for Comintern membership.[4] On 22 November 1920, with the approval of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, Turkish government sent a four-member delegation led by Tevfik Rüştü Aras on a mission to establish links with the Soviet government. On 8 June 1921, Tevfik Rüştü Aras published an article in support of the Turkish War of Independence in the French-language Comintern newspaper named Moscou.[5] Following the pressure by Communist Party of Turkey, TKF was not accepted to the 3rd World Congress of the Communist International as a member.
After the Çerkes Ethem uprising, all left wing parties including TKF were banned. Atatürk disbanded the party after a short existence of 3 months.