Talk:List of political parties in Turkey

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Q: From where does the autor know that WP (IP) is a maoist party?

[edit] PKK

Why is the factual accuracy of the PKK being banned in doubt? Gerry Lynch 04:12, 9 September 2005 (UTC)

PKK is not a political party, it is a terrorist organization as recognized by many countries including US, EU, and Russia. It does not declare itself on legal grounds, so it cannot be banned by definition. Moreover, by means of its organization and activities it has more of a military character rather than being political. Today, there is a political branch of PKK, named DEHAP, now transforming itself into DHT due to some internal conflicts between Kurdish separatists, which is a legal party and ideologically on the same line as PKK. A "political party" would not need a legal/political branch, would it? AldirmaGonul 16:14, September 9, 2005 (UTC)

I take the point although the PKK would probably argue that they are a revolutionary, actionist, political party of the ANC/PLO type (not that I see it that way, but that's what they would argue). Also the relationship between the PKK and DEHAP/former SHP/HADEP/DHT/whatever-they're-called-this-week is less organic than between Sinn Fein and the Irish Republican Army or ETA and Batasuna, and has become rather more strained in the past number of years due to the on-off ceasefire, etc.
I think the listing is reasonable without an NPOV warning. Gerry Lynch 13:08, 10 September 2005 (UTC)
Given the fact that any organization can argue that they are political party, and using the words related to politics would not make them political party. I'm confused if Gerry Lynch is supporting the claim that PKK is a political party? His response reads like disagrees to this claim, without saying so. I have not seen any referance to PKK as a political party and it should not be listed as so. This is a disregard to other Kurdish political parties which work under legal terms. It has to be taken out from this list.--tommiks 16:09, 12 September 2005 (UTC)
I like the current organization of the article better. However, the information listed is incomplete, sometimes inaccurate, and dirty. I will try to fix these problems if everybody is happy with the current shape. Regarding PKK, I believe that the current title "Illegal organizations" is a better description, and could be supported by a note stating these organizations declare themselves as parties, and other illegal groups could/should also be listed. Particularly, for PKK, we could include a brief note on the ties between PKK and the HEP-to-DHT series. AldirmaGonul 19:30, 25 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] How does the categorization works?

"Workers' Party (İşçi Partisi) Maoist, nationalist"

"Republican People's Party (Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi), Social Democrat"

Is it how parties define themselves or what?

[edit] CHP considers itself as left-wing

It is clearly stated in its constitution.