United Communist Party of Turkey United Communist Party of Turkey United Communist Party of Turkey (in Turkish: "Türkiye Birleşik Komünist Partisi") was a political party in Turkey. The leadership of two banned parties Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) and Workers Party of Turkey (TİP) announced in 1987 that they had decided to merge and form TBKP. Nihat Sargın (general secretary of TİP) and Yaşar Nabi Yağcı (Haydar Kutlu) (general secretary of TKP) returned to Turkey from exile in Europe with the stated aim to set up TBKP legally. However, they were promptly arrested and imprisoned. In 1988, it was announced that the merger was carried
Halk Hakydasy Memorial Complex Halk Hakydasy Memorial Complex Halk Hakydasy Memorial Complex (People's memory) is a memorial complex to the honor of those killed in battle Geok Tepe, World War II, and the commemoration of the victims of the 1948 Ashgabat earthquake. It is located in the southwestern part of Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. Construction began in September 2012 by the Turkish company Polimeks. On October 5, 2014, the memorial was given the official name the Halk hakydasy (People’s memory). The memorial complex opened on October 6, 2014, on Turkmenistan Memorial Day, with the participation of the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. The memorial complex covers