13th Republican People's Party Extraordinary Convention 13th Republican People's Party Extraordinary Convention The 13th Extraordinary Convention of the Republican People's Party (Turkish: "13. Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi Olağanüstü Kurultayı)" was held on 29 and 30 January 2005 in order to elect a leader for the Republican People's Party (CHP), a Turkish centre-left political party. Incumbent leader Deniz Baykal was challenged by the Mayor of Şişli, Mustafa Sarıgül for the leadership. The convention was marred by violence between supporters of the two rivals, who had accused each other of corruption and elitism during their speeches. The final result was a victory for Baykal, who won 59.4% of the
Revolutionary Communist Party of Turkey also known as "Ekim" after its newspaper) in 1988 and Revolutionary Communist Workers Movement of Turkey (TDKIH) in 1989. After the fall of Socialist Albania TDKP started looking more towards establishing legal structures. "Emek Partisi" (Labour Party) was banned in March 1996 shortly after its foundation. In its place "Emeğin Partisi" (Labour Party) was founded later changing its name to "Emek Partisi" (generally called EMEP) again. TDKP is an active participant in the International Conference of Marxist-Leninist Parties and Organizations. Revolutionary Communist Party of Turkey Revolutionary Communist Party of Turkey (, TDKP) is a clandestine communist party in Turkey. TDKP