Marxist-Leninist Communist Party (Turkey)

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Marxist-Leninist Communist Party (in Turkish: Marksist-Leninist Komünist Partisi) is an underground communist party in Turkey. MLKP was formed in September 1994, through the unification of Communist Party of Turkey/Marxist-Leninist - Hareketi (TKP/ML-Hareketi) and Communist Workers Movement of Turkey (TKİH). TKP/ML-Hareketi was the larger of the two. Both groups came from the pro-Albanian camp. The unity process of negotiations between the groups had started in 1989. Initially MLKP called itself 'MLKP-Kuruluş' (MLKP-Foundation).

MLKP banner

In September 1995, at the first congress of MLKP-K, the Communist Party of Turkey/Marxist-Leninist (New Build-Up Organization) (TKP/ML (YİÖ)) merged into the party, and the name was changed to MLKP.

Later the same year a split occur, and the Communist Party - Build-up Organization (KP-İÖ) is formed.

The youth wing of MLKP is the Communist Youth Organization (KGÖ).

The theoretical journal of MLKP is Proleter Doğrultu.