Socialist Party of the Oppressed

Socialist Party of the Oppressed
Leader Sultan Ulusoy
Founded 29 January 2010
Headquarters Mithatpaşa Caddesi 56/13 Kızılay Çankaya, Ankara
Ideology Marxism-Leninism
Political position Far-left
Colours Red, White, Blue
Website
http://esp.org.tr
Politics of Turkey
Political parties
Elections

Socialist Party of the Oppressed (Turkish: Ezilenlerin Sosyalist Partisi, ESP; Kurdish: Partiya Sosyalîst a Bindestan, PSB)[1] is a Marxist-Leninist political party in the Republic of Turkey. It defines itself as "a militant revolutionary socialist party fighting for a workers'-labourers' federative republic in Turkey and Northern Kurdistan."[2]

Development

Some sources, including the public officials, hold the view that ESP is a legal front for the banned ICOR affiliate Marxist–Leninist Communist Party.[3][4][5]

The party is one of the participants in the Peoples' Democratic Congress, a political initiative instrumental in founding the Peoples' Democratic Party in 2012.[6]

Prosecution

In 2013 The Daily Telegraph called it "a small leftist group" after the homes of 90 ESP members were raided in connection with their involvement in the 2013 protests in Turkey.[7] The Telegraph noted that "Police also searched the offices of the Atilim daily [Atılım] and the Etkin news agency, local media outlets linked to the ESP group, the NTV and CNN-Turk television stations reported." [7][8][9]

References

  1. ↑ Antep'te Partimiz İki Dilli Tabelasını Astı
  2. ↑ ESP, ESP International Bulletin, undated
  3. ↑ MLKP TUZAĞA DÜŞÜRDÜ PKK ÖLDÜRDÜ
  4. ↑ 60’lı yılların oyununu oynuyorlar!
  5. ↑ Biber acıysa, SDP de illegal örgüt uzantısıdır!
  6. ↑ HDK Bileşeni Kurumlar
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 The Daily Telegraph, 18 June 2013, 'Standing man' inspires Turkish protesters amid raids
  8. ↑ Hurriyet Daily News, 18 June 2013, Turkish police detain dozens as part of probe into Gezi Park protests
  9. ↑ bianet, 18 June 2013, Police Raids ESP, ETHA, Özgür Radio, Atılım Newspaper

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