Overview

The military coup of May 1960 liberalized political life in Turkey, and a legal leftist movement arose, combining in its ranks social democratic, trade unionist and Marxist elements. Many of these were united in the framework of the Turkish Labour Party. The ideological and political struggle within the leftist movement led to a split in the Labour Party and to the formation in the 1970s of several legal socialist parties, each of which adopted its own model of socialism: Soviet , Chinese , Turkish , Scandinavian , North Korean . The 1980 military coup terminated the legal activity of the Marxist parties. Some merged with the Communist Party, which operated illegally; others sought wats of legalizing their activity in the new political conditions of Turkey. This study offers an account of the activities of the radical left in Turkey between 1960-1980 and shows how these formed a major contributing factor to the political instability of the country and the military coups that took place in March 1971 and September 1980.

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Author:   Lipovsky
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Volume:   45
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.509kg
ISBN:  

9789004095823

ISBN 10:   9004095829
Pages:   194
Publication Date:   01 September 1992
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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'...a careful and stimulating examination...He has broken new ground, and those who wish to understand this important movement would do well to read this book.' Feroz Ahmad, International Journal of Middle East Studies, 25. 'His book is clearly the result of the most painstaking research...' William Hale, B.J.M.E.S.. '...a comprehensive discourse on the ideological underpinnings and vicissitudes of Turkey's socialist movement.' Omer K. Alptekin, MESA Bulletin, 1994.

'.. .a careful and stimulating examination...He has broken new ground, and those who wish to understand this important movement would do well to read this book.'<br>Feroz Ahmad, International Journal of Middle East Studies, 25.<br>' His book is clearly the result of the most painstaking research...'<br>William Hale, B.J.M.E.S..<br>'.. .a comprehensive discourse on the ideological underpinnings and vicissitudes of Turkey's socialist movement.'<br>Omer K. Alptekin, MESA Bulletin, 1994.<br>

' ...a careful and stimulating examination...He has broken new ground, and those who wish to understand this important movement would do well to read this book. ' Feroz Ahmad, International Journal of Middle East Studies , 25. ' His book is clearly the result of the most painstaking research... ' William Hale, B.J.M.E.S. . ' ...a comprehensive discourse on the ideological underpinnings and vicissitudes of Turkey's socialist movement. ' Omer K. Alptekin, MESA Bulletin , 1994.

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Igor P. Lipovsky is currently working at the Department of Middle Eastern History, University of Haifa. He has published several articles in Russian and English.

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