Anti-capitalist (Turkey)
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Anti-capitalist was a Trotskyist organisation in Turkey
. It was part of the International Socialist Tendency
led by the Socialist Workers Party (UK)
.
The antecedents of Antikapitalist can be traced back to 1982 when the origins of the Sosyalist İşçi (today's Revolutionary Socialist Workers' Party
) were formed.
After founding of the Revolutionary Socialist Workers' Party in 1997, internal problems emerged and led to a split in the new party in 1998 and a group named İşçi Demokrasisi (Workers Democracy) (İD) left the group. The leaderships of the British and Greek SWP
s supported different sides in this dispute. Some time later some members of İD left to form Antikapitalist. Some small groups left the group; the members left in Antikapitalist was small and unable to organize. The group was abolished in 2010.
The few last members of Antikapitalist joined the Equality and Democracy Party
(Eşitlik ve Demokrasi Partisi, EDP).
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. It was part of the International Socialist Tendency
International Socialist Tendency
The International Socialist Tendency is an international grouping of unorthodox Trotskyist organisations based around the ideas of Tony Cliff, founder of the Socialist Workers Party in Britain...
led by the Socialist Workers Party (UK)
Socialist Workers Party (Britain)
The Socialist Workers Party is a far left party in Britain founded by Tony Cliff. The SWP's student section has groups at a number of universities...
.
The antecedents of Antikapitalist can be traced back to 1982 when the origins of the Sosyalist İşçi (today's Revolutionary Socialist Workers' Party
Revolutionary Socialist Workers' Party (Turkey)
Founded in 1997, the Revolutionary Socialist Workers' Party ) is a Trotskyist party in Turkey. One of its leaders Doğan Tarkan has links to Liberation Movement, before 1980. DSİP declares its adherence to Trotskyism and libertarian socialism....
) were formed.
After founding of the Revolutionary Socialist Workers' Party in 1997, internal problems emerged and led to a split in the new party in 1998 and a group named İşçi Demokrasisi (Workers Democracy) (İD) left the group. The leaderships of the British and Greek SWP
Socialist Workers' Party (Greece)
The Socialist Workers Party of Greece is an affiliate of the International Socialist Tendency . It is the second largest organisation in IST behind the Socialist Workers Party of Britain....
s supported different sides in this dispute. Some time later some members of İD left to form Antikapitalist. Some small groups left the group; the members left in Antikapitalist was small and unable to organize. The group was abolished in 2010.
The few last members of Antikapitalist joined the Equality and Democracy Party
Equality and Democracy Party
Equality and Democracy Party is a Social Democratic, libertarian socialist political party in Turkey. It was founded on 14 March 2010 by Ziya Halis.-External links:*...
(Eşitlik ve Demokrasi Partisi, EDP).