Communist Party of Turkey (Workers Voice) Some members of Chamberlain's group went so far as to join the TKP. Communist Party of Turkey (Workers Voice) Communist Party of Turkey (in Turkish: "Türkiye Komünist Partisi") is a clandestine political party in Turkey. The party, which split from the Communist Party of Turkey in 1978, is often known as Communist Party of Turkey (Workers Voice); because the main publication of the party is "İşçinin Sesi" (Workers Voice). However the party considers itself as the continuation of the historical entity. In the 1980s and 1990s it had strong links with the group around John Chamberlain (who uses the pen-name
Atatürk's Reforms were other parties. A notable example was Nezihe Muhittin who founded the first women's party "Kadınlar Halk Fırkası" ("Women's People Party") in June 1923. Women's People Party was not legalized as the Republic was not officially declared. The Progressive Republican Party ("Terakkiperver Cumhuriyet Fırkası") was established between 1924 and 1925 under the parliament. Its leader was Kazım Karabekir. It was banned after the Sheikh Said rebellion. The Liberal Republican Party ("Serbest Cumhuriyet Fırkası") established in 1930 under the parliament, and was later dissolved by its founder. The effective multi-party period began in 1945; the next year, the Republican People's Party