:Labour and Freedom Alliance#Composition

{{Infobox political party

| name = Labour and Freedom Alliance

| native_name = Emek ve Özgürlük İttifakı

| logo = Emek ve Özgürlük İttifakı logo.svg

| colorcode = {{party color|Labour and Freedom Alliance}}

| foundation = 25 August 2022

| ideology = {{ublist

| Progressivism

| Left-wing populism

| Anti-capitalism{{Cite web |last=Duvar |first=Gazete |date=2022-09-24 |title=Emek ve Özgürlük İttifakı deklarasyonu açıklandı |url=https://www.gazeteduvar.com.tr/emek-ve-ozgurluk-ittifaki-deklarasyonu-aciklandi-haber-1582368 |access-date=2022-09-25 |website=www.gazeteduvar.com.tr/emek-ve-ozgurluk-ittifaki-deklarasyonu-aciklandi-haber-1582368 |language=tr-TR}}

| Minority rights{{Cite web |title=Emek ve Özgürlük İttifakı deklarasyonu açıklandı |url=https://www.gazeteduvar.com.tr/emek-ve-ozgurluk-ittifaki-deklarasyonu-aciklandi-haber-1582368 |archive-date= |access-date=5 December 2022 |website=Duvar |quote=Farklı kültürlere, kimliklere, inançlara ve yaşam tarzlarına saygıya dayalı eşit yurttaşlık hakkının temel bir ilke olarak benimsenmesi [...] Diyalog ve çözüm zeminini kurmak ve güçlendirmek ve demokratik müzakere yöntemleriyle tüm toplum için geleceğin kazanılmasına önayak olmak; bu çerçevede, başta anadili hakkı olmak üzere tüm evrensel kimlik haklarının tanınması için gerekli düzenlemelerin yapılması büyük önem taşımaktadır.}}

| Factions:

| Communism

| Social democracy

| Regionalism

}}

| country = Turkey

| colors = {{Color box|#c62e34|border=darkgray}} {{Color box|#90268F|border=darkgray}} Red and purple

| position = Left-wing{{cref|A}}

| slogan = Together we will succeed!
(Turkish: Hep birlikte başaracağız!){{Cite web |title=Emek ve Özgürlük İttifakı seçimleri nasıl etkileyecek? |url=https://www.gazeteduvar.com.tr/emek-ve-ozgurluk-ittifaki-secimleri-nasil-etkileyecek-haber-1582608 |archive-date= 2022-09-27|access-date=2022-11-17 |website=Gazete Duvar|date=27 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927044044/https://www.gazeteduvar.com.tr/emek-ve-ozgurluk-ittifaki-secimleri-nasil-etkileyecek-haber-1582608 }}

| affiliation1_title = Members

| affiliation1 = {{ublist

| Peoples' Democratic Party

| Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party

| Democratic Regions Party

| Workers' Party of Turkey

| Labour Party

| Labourist Movement Party

| Social Freedom Party

| Federation of Socialist Assemblies

}}

| seats1 = {{Composition bar|63|600|{{party color|Labour and Freedom Alliance}}}}

| seats1_title = Grand National Assembly

| seats2 = {{Composition bar|3|30|{{party color|Labour and Freedom Alliance}}}}

| seats2_title = Metropolitan municipalities

| seats3 = {{Composition bar|7|51|{{party color|Labour and Freedom Alliance}}}}

| seats3_title = Provinces

| seats4 = {{Composition bar|66|973|hex={{party color|Labour and Freedom Alliance}}}}

| seats4_title = District municipalities

| seats5 = {{Composition bar|10|390|hex={{party color|Labour and Freedom Alliance}}}}

| seats5_title = Belde Municipalities

| footnotes = {{cnote|A|A broad left-wing alliance, it includes some far-left factions.}}

}}

The Labour and Freedom Alliance{{Efn|The alliance is also colloquially known as the Third Alliance (Üçüncü İttifak in Turkish) by the Turkish media and society, as this alliance constitutes the third largest composition of parties, and was announced after the People's and Nation Alliance.{{Cite web |date=2022-08-25 |title=Üçüncü ittifak ilan edildi: Emek ve Özgürlük İttifakı - Diken |url=https://www.diken.com.tr/ucuncu-ittifak-ilan-edildi-emek-ve-ozgurluk-ittifaki/ |access-date=2022-08-25 |website=www.diken.com.tr |language=en-GB}}}} (Turkish: Emek ve Özgürlük İttifakı, Kurdish: Hevkariya Ked û Azadiyê) is a left-wing electoral alliance in Turkey, formed by Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Parti), Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), Workers' Party of Turkey (TİP), Labour Party (EMEP), Labourist Movement Party (EHP), Social Freedom Party (TÖP) and Federation of Socialist Assemblies (SMF).{{Cite web |last=Gazetesi |first=Evrensel |title=Emek ve Özgürlük İttifakı kuruluyor! |url=https://www.evrensel.net/haber/468837/emek-ve-ozgurluk-ittifaki-kuruluyor |access-date=2022-08-25 |website=Evrensel.net |language=tr-TR}} The alliance declared its foundation on 25 August 2022. In their declaration, the member parties jointly proclaimed that the alliance aims "equality, freedom, fraternity, peace and democracy for the Turkish society."

Foundation

The initial process of alliance negotiations started with meetings of individual parties.{{Cite web |title=HDP'den EMEP ve TİP'e ziyaret |url=https://amp.artigercek.com/haberler/%09//www.artigercek.com/haberler/hdp-den-emep-e-ziyaret |access-date=2022-08-27 |website=amp.artigercek.com |language=tr-TR}} In early 2022, HDP openly called for left-wing parties to build a political alliance and invited TİP, EMEP, EHP, TÖP, SMF, SOL Parti and TKP for a preliminary gathering and discussion. SOL Parti immediately announced that they would not participate in discussions, citing disagreements on timing and strategy,{{Cite web |date=2022-01-17 |title=Sol Parti: HDP'nin çağrısıyla gerçekleşecek 'Demokrasi İttifakı' adı altında yapılacak çalışmanın parçası değiliz |url=https://www.indyturk.com/node/460846/siyaset/sol-parti-hdpnin-%C3%A7a%C4%9Fr%C4%B1s%C4%B1yla-ger%C3%A7ekle%C5%9Fecek-demokrasi-i%CC%87ttifak%C4%B1-ad%C4%B1-alt%C4%B1nda |access-date=2022-08-27 |website=Independent Türkçe |language=tr}} while TKP declared their withdrawal after the first meeting.{{Cite web |title=TKP'den, HDP'nin çağrısıyla gerçekleşen yeni toplantıya ilişkin karar |url=https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/turkiye/tkpden-hdpnin-cagrisiyla-gerceklesen-yeni-toplantiya-iliskin-karar-1910476 |access-date=2022-08-27 |website=www.cumhuriyet.com.tr |language=tr}}{{Efn|SOL Parti and TKP announced another electoral alliance with different left-wing parties called Union of Socialist Forces.{{Cite web |title=Sosyalist Güç Birliği kuruldu: 'Bu halk düşmanı rejime son vereceğiz' |url=https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/siyaset/sosyalist-guc-birligi-kuruldu-bu-halk-dusmani-rejime-son-verecegiz-1971988 |access-date=2022-08-24 |website=www.cumhuriyet.com.tr |language=tr}}}} Although part of the meetings throughout, Halkevleri decided to not take part in the final formation of the alliance due to their reluctance to focus on upcoming elections, although adding that they would support the goals of the alliance.{{Cite web |date=2022-08-26 |title=Halkevleri Genel Başkanı Nebiye Merttürk: "Neoliberalizme ve faşizme karşı direnişin barikatlarını örgütleyecek, direnişte birleşeceğiz" |url=https://sendika.org/2022/08/halkevleri-genel-baskani-nebiye-mertturk-neoliberalizme-ve-fasizme-karsi-direnisin-barikatlarini-orgutleyecek-direniste-birlesecegiz-664147/ |access-date=2022-08-30 |website=Sendika.Org |language=tr}}File:EmekOzgurlukKongre.jpgThe parties declared that the political program and the roadmap of the alliance will be announced in Haliç Congress Center, İstanbul on 24 September 2022.{{Cite web |title=HDP: Emeğin ve Özgürlüğün İttifakı yola çıkıyor |url=https://www.dokuz8haber.net/hdp-emegin-ve-ozgurlugun-ittifaki-yola-cikiyor |access-date=2022-09-18 |website=Dokuz8 Haber |language=tr}} Eighty literary figures from Turkey, including names like Murathan Mungan, Zülfü Livaneli, İnci Aral and Ahmet Ümit, signed a public declaration to support the alliance's foundation and its political goals.{{Cite web |title=Edebiyatçılardan Emek ve Özgürlük İttifakı'na destek |url=https://ilerihaber.org/icerik/80-edebiyatcidan-ortak-aciklama-emek-ve-ozgurluk-ittifakinin-kurulusunu-kutluyoruz-145366 |access-date=2022-09-23 |website=ilerihaber.org |language=en}} On 22 March 2023, the parties declared that they would not field a presidential candidate for the 2023 Turkish presidential election, boosting the chances of the Republican People's Party and Nation Alliance candidate Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu.{{Cite news |last1=Hacaoglu |first1=Selcan |last2=Kozok |first2=Firat |date=22 March 2023 |title=Erdogan's Path to Power Narrows as Key Party HDP Steps Out of Race |work=Bloomberg News |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-22/erdogan-s-path-to-power-narrows-as-key-pro-kurdish-party-hdp-steps-out-of-race |access-date=23 March 2023}} The alliance later endorsed Kılıçdaroğlu on 27 April 2023 in opposition to incumbent President Erdoğan's campaign.{{Cite web |date=28 April 2023 |title=Kurdish-left alliance declares support for Kılıçdaroğlu in presidential election |url=https://m.bianet.org/english/politics/277959-kurdish-left-alliance-declares-support-for-kilicdaroglu-in-presidential-election |website=Bianet}}

Ideology

The member parties declared they would announce the alliance's guiding principles and political programme in September 2022. The leader of EMEP, {{ill|Ercüment Akdeniz|tr}} pointed out that the strengthening of secularism, the democratization of the country, equal citizenship rights and putting an end to the economic, societal and environmental exploitation are the main political focuses while adding that the alliance should aim to expand beyond its current members.{{Cite web |last=Gazetesi |first=Evrensel |title=EMEP Genel Başkanı Akdeniz, Emek ve Özgürlük İttifakı çalışmalarını anlattı |url=https://www.evrensel.net/haber/468925/emep-genel-baskani-akdeniz-emek-ve-ozgurluk-ittifaki-calismalarini-anlatti |access-date=2022-08-27 |website=Evrensel.net |language=tr-TR}} Erkan Baş, leader of TİP, maintained that the alliance should constitute a credible alternative for "millions of people who are not (properly) represented by Nation or People's Alliance"{{Cite web |title=Erkan Baş: üçüncü bir ittifaka ihtiyaç var! |url=https://www.7-24esenlerhaber.com/haber/erkan_bas_ucuncu_bir_ittifaka_ihtiyac_var-9019.html |access-date=2022-08-27 |website=www.7-24esenlerhaber.com |language=tr |archive-date=27 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220827064419/https://www.7-24esenlerhaber.com/haber/erkan_bas_ucuncu_bir_ittifaka_ihtiyac_var-9019.html |url-status=dead }} and successfully encompass "workers, young people, farmers, women, LGBTI community, Kurds and Alevis".{{Cite web |last=GMBH |first=Artı Gerçek-ARTI MEDIA |title='Erkan Baş'tan 'üçüncü ittifak' açıklaması |url=https://artigercek.com/haberler/erkan-bas-tan-ucuncu-ittifak-aciklamasi |access-date=2022-08-27 |website=Arti Gerçek |language=tr-TR}}

Per the political declaration of the alliance, the parties offer an egalitarian, environmentalist, democratic and feminist vision for Turkey, while denouncing the pro-business, crony capitalist, neo-liberal and authoritarian practices of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Justice and Development Party (AKP) governments.{{Cite web |last=Duvar |first=Gazete |date=2022-09-24 |title=Emek ve Özgürlük İttifakı deklarasyonu açıklandı |url=https://www.gazeteduvar.com.tr/emek-ve-ozgurluk-ittifaki-deklarasyonu-aciklandi-haber-1582368 |access-date=2022-09-25 |website=www.gazeteduvar.com.tr/emek-ve-ozgurluk-ittifaki-deklarasyonu-aciklandi-haber-1582368 |language=tr-TR}}