Labour Party of Turkey Türkiye Emekçi Partisi | |
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| Chairperson | Mihri Belli |
| General Secretary | Hamza Özkan, Şaban Ormanlar |
| Governing body | General Committee |
| Founded | February 12, 1975 |
| Banned | May 8, 1980 |
| Preceded by | Workers' Party of Turkey |
| Headquarters | Istanbul |
| Newspaper | Emekçi, Bağımsız Türkiye |
| Ideology | Socialism |
Labour Party of Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye Emekçi Partisi, abbreviated TEP) was a socialist political party in Turkey, led by Mihri Belli. TEP was founded in 1975, and sought to fill the political void created by the banning of the Workers' Party of Turkey (TİP) in 1971. The party remained a small organization. The leaders of the party were subjected to a lengthy political trial and suffered violent attacks. The party was banned in 1980 for promoting usage of Kurdish language in schools.