Turkish Workers and Peasants Socialist Party
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The Turkish Workers and Peasants Socialist Party was founded in Istanbul
on 22 September, 1919. Şefik Hüsnü, Ethem Nejat
Ahmet Akif, Sadrettin Celal, Nafi Atuğ Kansu, Cevat Cevdet and Namık İsmail were prominent members. When Istanbul was militarily occupied by Britain
and France
the party suspended its activities.
Although many members fled, some remained to set up the Türkiye Komünist Firkasi (TKF) which became a formal organisation in March 1920.
Originally the TİÇSF gave support to Kemal Atatürk. They attended the congress held in Baku
on September 10, 1920, where the pro-Bolshevik
Communist Party of Turkey was established.
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
on 22 September, 1919. Şefik Hüsnü, Ethem Nejat
Ethem Nejat
Ethem Nejat was a Turkish revolutionary communist militant.Nejat worked on education during the Second Constitutional Era of the Ottoman Empire...
Ahmet Akif, Sadrettin Celal, Nafi Atuğ Kansu, Cevat Cevdet and Namık İsmail were prominent members. When Istanbul was militarily occupied by Britain
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
and France
French Army
The French Army, officially the Armée de Terre , is the land-based and largest component of the French Armed Forces.As of 2010, the army employs 123,100 regulars, 18,350 part-time reservists and 7,700 Legionnaires. All soldiers are professionals, following the suspension of conscription, voted in...
the party suspended its activities.
Although many members fled, some remained to set up the Türkiye Komünist Firkasi (TKF) which became a formal organisation in March 1920.
Originally the TİÇSF gave support to Kemal Atatürk. They attended the congress held in Baku
Baku
Baku , sometimes spelled as Baki or Bakou, is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. It is located on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, which projects into the Caspian Sea. The city consists of two principal...
on September 10, 1920, where the pro-Bolshevik
Bolshevik
The Bolsheviks, originally also Bolshevists , derived from bol'shinstvo, "majority") were a faction of the Marxist Russian Social Democratic Labour Party which split apart from the Menshevik faction at the Second Party Congress in 1903....
Communist Party of Turkey was established.