Mehmet Ali Aybar

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Mehmet Ali Aybar (October 5, 1908 – July 10, 1995) was an International lawyer, Member of Turkish Parliament, First president of the Workers Party of Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye İşçi Partisi or briefly TİP), Founder and President of the Socialist Revolution Party and Member of The International War Crimes Tribunal against war crimes of USA in Vietnam (also called the 'Russell Tribunal').

[edit] Biography

Ali Aybar graduated from the Law School of Istanbul University and became an assistant of constitutional law and later assistant professor of international law. In 1946 he was expelled from the university because of his writings. The same year he was a candidate for the Democrat Party for parliamentary elections although he was not ultimately elected. In 1949 he was sentenced to a term in prison but was released in 1950 under a general amnesty. In 1962 he became the president of the Workers Party of Turkey (TİP), and was elected to the parliament. He opposed to the Soviet Union's invasion of Czechoslovakia and this caused contradictions in the party. In 1971 he resigned from TİP. In 1975 he founded Socialist Party (later called Socialist Revolution Party). This party was closed by the military coup in 1980.

Aybar, was probably the first socialist who saw the problem of Soviet Union in the 1960's. His idea about Leninism was that Leninism could not create socialism.

Aybar was also a member of the International War Crimes Tribunal which was founded by Bertrand Russell.

[edit] Olympics

He participated in the 1928 Summer Olympics as track and field athlete for Turkey. He was eliminated in the first round of the 100 metres event. He was also a member of the Turkish team which was eliminated in the first round of the 4×100 metre relay competition.

Mehmet Ali Aybar was born in Istanbul and died on July 10, 1995 in İstanbul.

Party political offices
Preceded by Kemal Türkler	Leader of the Workers Party of Turkey (TİP) 1962–1969	Succeeded by M. Ali Aslan