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
Communist Labour Party of Turkey as the Communist Labour Party of Turkey/Leninist (TKEP/L) was founded. TKEP/L wanted to continue armed struggle. TKEP started entering legal politics. It organized an open movement, Emek, that in 1994 joined the (BSP), which would later become the Freedom and Solidarity Party (ÖDP) in 1996. In effect, through Emek, TKEP acted as a fraction within ÖDP. When ÖDP split in 2002, TKEP joined the new Socialist Labour Movement (SEH). Communist Labour Party of Turkey Communist Labour Party of Turkey (in Turkish: "Türkiye Komünist Emek Partisi") is an illegal communist party in Turkey. TKEP was founded on May 1, 1980 by