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
Concentration of media ownership in Turkey owners except for one (Burak Akbay) have major investments outside of media that depend on state contracts. "BirGün" and "Cumhuriyet"- two critical newspapers with an independent editorial policy- are owned, respectively: by various unions, NGOs and sponsors and by the Cumhuriyet Foundation. With regard to online media, most of the alternative online news platforms survive with the assistance of European Union’s funds and by raising donations. For instance, the Independent Communication Network "Bianet", is mainly funded by the EU Initiative for Democracy and Human Rights. As to news agencies, the largest news agency in Turkey- Anadolu Agency (AA)- is a