Union of Socialist Forces

The Union of Socialist Forces (Turkish: Sosyalist Güç Birliği) is an electoral alliance in Turkey, formed by Left Party (SOL), Communist Party of Turkey (TKP), Communist Movement of Turkey (TKH) and Revolution Movement (DH) to contest the Turkish general elections in 2023.[2] The alliance was made public on the 21 August 2022.[3] The alliance was announced alongside a supporting declaration, signed by 226 Turkish public figures, including intellectuals, authors, trade unionists, artists, lawyers and journalists.[4]

Union of Socialist Forces
Sosyalist Güç Birliği
Founded21 August 2022
IdeologyCommunism
Socialism
Secularism
Anti-imperialism
Anti-capitalism
Factions:
Marxism–Leninism
Left-wing populism
Left-wing nationalism
Minority rights[1]
Political positionFar-left
Member parties
Colors  Red
Grand National Assembly
0 / 600
Metropolitan municipalities
0 / 30
Provincial mayorship
1 / 1,351
District municipalities
4 / 1,251
Municipalial Assemblies
13 / 20,498
Metropolitan Municipal Assemblies
0 / 2,591

It has been stated by members of constituent parties that the Union of Socialist Forces is not merely an electoral alliance. The founding mission of the alliance was to create an independent, non-establishment line for the socialist left in Turkey outside of intra-system politics.[5]

Ideology

In their declaration document, the alliance offers five points as their ideological ground. These points are focused on forced nationalisation and anti-capitalism, societal equality and public ownership, anti-NATO and anti-American international policies, secularism and anti-clericalism, especially against Islamic sects in Turkey, and anti-discrimination in the Turkish society.[4] The USF denotes that the Nation Alliance has "a right-wing, pro-business character" and "will not be able to solve the (real) problems of the country".[4] The Alliance expressed that it is in favor of all peoples living in Turkey living their identities and cultures freely, and that the Kurdish people can express themselves as a people and live their culture and identities freely, but that they must continue their struggle to change Turkey together.[1]

Composition
Party Abbr. Leader Ideology Seats in parliament
Left Party
SOL Parti		 SOL Önder İşleyen Revolutionary socialism
Left-wing populism
Secularism
0 / 600
Communist Party of Turkey
Türkiye Komünist Partisi		 TKP Kemal Okuyan Communism
Marxism–Leninism
Hard Euroscepticism
Secularism
Anti-clericalism
0 / 600
Communist Movement of Turkey
Türkiye Komünist Hareketi		 TKH Aysel Tekerek Communism
Marxism–Leninism
Hard Euroscepticism
Secularism
0 / 600
Revolution Movement
Devrim Hareketi		 DH Erçin Fırat Communism
Marxism–Leninism
Republicanism
0 / 600

Supporting parties
Party Abbr. Leader Ideology Seats in parliament
Socialist Republican Party
[6]
Sosyalist Cumhuriyet Partisi		 SCP Yılmaz Ersezer National Democratic Revolution
Left-wing Kemalism
Scientific socialism
Hard Euroscepticism
Secularism
Eurasianism
0 / 600
Socialist Workers' Party of Turkey
[7]
Türkiye Sosyalist İşçi Partisi		 TSİP Turgut Koçak Communism
Marxism–Leninism
Anti-Revisionism
0 / 600
Revolutionary Workers' Party
^α [8]
Devrimci İşçi Partisi		 DİP Ömer Sungur Savran Trotskyism
Revolutionary socialism
Hard Euroscepticism
0 / 600

Notes

^α Exclusively supports the Communist Movement of Turkey.

See also

References
  1. "Sosyalist Güç Birliği kuruldu: Kürt sorununa yaklaşımı nasıl, HDP neden yer almadı?". Rûdaw. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  2. "Sosyalist Güç Birliği kuruldu: 'Bu halk düşmanı rejime son vereceğiz'". www.cumhuriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2022-08-24.
  3. Duvar, Gazete (2022-08-20). "Devrim Hareketi, Sol Parti, TKP ve TKH 'güç birliğini' ilan etti". gazeteduvar.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2022-08-24.
  4. Gazetesi, Evrensel. "Sosyalist Güç Birliği kuruluşunu ilan etti". Evrensel.net (in Turkish). Retrieved 2022-08-24.
  5. Gazetesi, Bir Gün. "Sosyalist Güç Birliği üzerine". birgun.net (in Turkish).
  6. Sosyalist Cumhuriyet Partisi (21 March 2023). "Sosyalist Cumhuriyet Partisi: 'Sistem İçi Çözüm İddiaları ve Emperyalist Merkezlerin Dayattığı Alternatifler Halkın Sorunlarını Çözmek Bir Yana Katlanarak Büyümesine Sebep Olacaktır.'".
  7. Koçak, Turgut (19 March 2023). "TSİP Genel Başkanı Turgut Koçak: 'Türkiye Sosyalist İşçi Partisi olarak seçimlere Sosyalist Güç Birliği (SGB) ile birlikte giriyoruz'".
  8. "14 Mayıs seçimlerinin niteliği ve Devrimci İşçi Partisi'nin tutumu: Nefes almak için sınıf mücadelesi!". 24 April 2023.
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