CHP, Social Democracy and the Left

As the party that founded the state, CHP's move to the "left of center" after May 27 is an important turning point not only in the history of CHP but also in the political life of Turkey. Whether this is just CHP's choice or not requires further consideration. Yunus Emre,
CHP Social Democracy and the Left discuss this "transformation" from different angles.

While the book examines the historical formations of social democratic parties, class relations and their projections on the CHP from a critical point of view, it also focuses on the impact of the left movements that were effective in Turkey between 1960 and 1966 on the CHP. Did the quests of the CHP and the political demands of the left of the period (TİP, Yön and TKP in exile) intersect? What impact did land reform, anti-Americanism, anti-imperialism and planned economy have in determining CHP policies? How ready were the CHP's organization, ideology and politics for such a transformation?

CHP, Social Democracy and the Left is a comprehensive examination that focuses on the social and political reasons as well as the historical and ideological reasons of the historical gap between "intention" and "outcome" that started with the left-of-center motto in the CHP.



Number of Pages: 303

Year of Printing: 2013


Language: Turkish
Publisher: İletişim Publishing

First Print Year: 2013

Language Turkish