Workers' Party of Turkey

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**Workers' Party (Turkey)**
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The Workers' Party (Turkish: İşçi Partisi), also known as the Turkish Workers' Party or Turkey's Workers' Party, is a former and current left-nationalist political party in Turkey. The party has undergone several transformations since its founding.

### History

* **Founding**: The party was founded on 1 January 1977, with roots dating back to the Revolutionary Workers' and Farmers' Party of Turkey (TİKP), established in 1969.
* **Dissolution and Reconstitution**: The TİKP was replaced by the Workers' Party of Turkey in 1977, which was dissolved in 1981. However, it was reconstituted in 1988 as the Socialist Party.
* **Modern Era**: In 1992, the party was established on the basis of the Revolutionary Workers-Agricultural Party of Turkey (TİKP) and the Socialist Party.

### Ideology

The Workers' Party combines Maoist rhetoric with elements of Kemalism. The foundation of its program is adopted scientific socialism, with a tendency towards Kemalist nationalism. The party accepts Mustafa Kemal Atatürk as a left-hander, a bourgeois-democratic revolutionary, viewing his heritage as one of the guides along with the ideas of Lenin.

### Leadership

The founder and acting leader of the party is Doğu Perinçek. In February 2015, the IP changed its name to the Patriotic Party (Turkish: ), emphasizing the encouragement of Kemalism and approaching the Party of Justice and Development of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

### Election Performance

The party has never been represented in Parliament and its election scores are minimal.