Revolutionary Path Devrimci Yol | |
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| Leader | Nasuh Mitap |
| Founded | 1977 |
| Dissolved | 1985 |
| Preceded by | THKP-C Devrimci Gençlik |
| Headquarters | Ankara (1977-1980) Istanbul (1980-1980) |
| Ideology | Communism Marxism–Leninism |
| Political position | Far-left |
| Colours | Red, yellow |
Devrimci Yol (Turkish for "Revolutionary Path", shortly DEV-YOL) was a Turkish political movement (as opposed to a tightly structured organization) with many supporters in trade unions and other professional institutions.[1] Its ideology was based on Marxism-Leninism[2] but rejected both the Soviet and the Chinese model in favor of a more native Turkish model, although it was influenced by the latter.[3] Devrimci Yol entered the political scene in Turkey on 1 May 1977 with its manifesto called bildirge.[4] Its roots can be seen in a movement that called itself Devrimci Gençlik ("Revolutionary Youth", short DEV-GENÇ), and it followed the thesis of Mahir Çayan.[3]
- ^ TURKEY: BACKGROUND TO DEVRIMCI YOL TRIAL IN ANKARA AI Index: EUR 44/47/88 27 June 1988. An online edition can be found at http://ob.nubati.netview_html.php?sq=Google&lang=en&q=index.php?title=Devrimci_Yol; accessed on 18 December 2008
- ^ See http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/publisher,SFOM,,TUR,4670ea442,0.html report of the UNHCR in German
- ^ a b German brochure: Die Sozialistische Bewegung in der Türkei (Socialist Movement in Turkey, Hamburg, November 1980, states on page 25: "Neither the Chinese nor the Soviet type (of socialism) have realized socialist ideas."
- ^ This and other documents of Dev-Yol can be found at http://www.devrimciyol.org/Devrimci%20Yol/devrimciyolindex.htm, accessed on 18 December 2008