People's Front (Turkish: Halk Cephesi) is a Marxist-Leninist mass organization in the Republic of Turkey.
| Type | Far-left political movement |
|---|---|
| Purpose | social activism |
| Headquarters | Istanbul |
| Location |
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Main organ | Yürüyüş |
Organization
edit- Youth organization - Revolutionary Youth (Turkish: Devrimci Gençlik)
- Trade union - Revolutionary Workers Movement (Turkish: Devrimci İşçi Hareketi)
- Lawyers organization - People's Law Office
- Engineers organization - Engineer Architects of the People
- Prisoner support organization - TAYAD
Activity
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Halk Cephesi works on issues such as solving social problems such as drug addiction, prostitution, gentrification. Halk Cephesi is active mostly in poor neighborhoods in Istanbul where it also has associations named "Hasan Ferit Gedik Center for Struggle and Liberation Against Drugs" which acts as a rehabilitation centre for those addicted to drugs. Public officials, hold the view that the People's Front is related to the DHKP-C.
Events
editOn 29 September 2013 Hasan Ferit Gedik, young activist of Halk Cephesi was killed by drug gang in Maltepe.[1] Members of People's Front opened clinic the Hasan Ferit Gedik Center for Struggle and Liberation from Drugs[2]
On 28–29 October 2020, close to 100 people from Halk Cephesi were arrested in raids across 12 provinces in Turkey[3]
International relations
editPeople's Front is one of founder-members of the Anti-Imperialist Front, and organised yearly International Symposium against Imperialist Aggression.[4] in Istanbul.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ FAZLI MERT; ÖZGÜR GÜNEŞ İSTANBUL (1 October 2013). "DHKP-C ve torbacı savaşı". ZAMAN. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ^ Drogen sind ein Feind im politischen Kampf
- ^ "Halk Cephesi'ne yönelik operasyonda 100'e yakın gözaltı". 29 October 2020.
- ^ International Eyup Bas Symposium For Unity Of The Peoples Against Imperialist Aggression
Bibliography
editExternal links
edit- Halkın Sesi
- Istanbul's Gentrification Wars Vice's reportage on YouTube