Lawyer,
journalist and writer, politician. He was born on June 17th 1942 in
He was the editorial-writer of
the Dönüşüm magazine in 1967. He was president of the Türk Toplumcular
Ocağı (T.N. Turkish Socialist Organization) that he founded in
Then, Perinçek was
the Chief Editor of the weekly 2000’e Doğru magazine published in the line with the Aydınlık newspaper (first
issue: January 1987). He was imprisoned for three months in the Diyarbakır
Prison following the censorship decree issued in 1990. He gained political
rights by the removal of the 141st and 142nd articles of
the Turkish Penal Code in 1991. He was elected as the President of the
Sosyalist Party (SP). Upon the closure of the SP in 1992, he was assigned to the
Chairman of the İşçi Party (İP) position. He was sentenced to twenty-eight
months by the
He
began his writing career with the editorials he wrote in Yeni Gazete in 1965. He also published
his writings in newspapers and magazines such as Akşam, Milliyet,
Cumhuriyet, Proleter, Devrimci Aydınlık, İşçi-Köylü, AÜ Hukuk Fakültesi
Dergisi, Halkın Sesi, Saçak, Teori, Bilim ve Ütopya, Papirüs, Aydınlık as
well as various foreign media outlets. A part of his writings and books are
translated into various languages. He made study trips to European
countries, the People's Republic of
WORKS:
RESEARCH - REVIEW: Türkiye’de Siyasî Partilerin İç Düzeni ve Yasaklanması Rejimi (doctoral thesis 1968), Türkiye İhtilalci İşçi Köylü Partisi Davası (Defence/ with his friends, 1974), Faşizm Halkın Mücadelesini Durduramaz (Speeches and petitions in the courts of martial law, 1975), Kıvılcımlı’nın Burjuva Ordusu ve Devlet Teorisinin Eleştirisi (1975), Kıbrıs Meselesi (1976), Bozkurt Efsaneleri ve Gerçek (About the historical development of the Middle East Nations, 1976), Sosyal-Emyaryalizme ve Revizyonizme Karşı 1970’te Açılan Mücadele (1976), Sahte TKP’nin Revizyonist Programının Eleştirisi (1976), Doğru Eylem Nedir? (1977), Kemalist Devrim 1 / Teorik Çerçeve (1977), Lenin, Stalin ve Mao’nun Türkiye Yazıları (1977), Anarşinin Kaynağı ve Devrimci Siyaset (1978), Türkiye Devriminin Yolu (1979), Atatürk’ün Bugünkü Önemi (Panel session notes with Turan Güneş and Emre Kongar, 1980), Anayasa ve Partiler Rejimi (1985), Osmanlı’dan Bugüne Toplum ve Devlet (1986), Abdullah Öcalan’la Görüşme (1990), Stalin’den Gorbaçov’a (1990), Parti ve Sanat (1992), Türk Sorunu (1993), Kemalist Devrim 2 / Din ve Allah (1994), Çiller Özel Örgütü - TBMM Susurluk Komisyonu’na Sunulan Dosya ve Belgeler (1996), Avrasya Seçeneği (1996), ÖDP’nin Kimliği (1998), Memidik Kaptan’a Masallar (1998), Kemalist Devrim 3 / Altı Ok (1999), Kemalist Devrim 4 / Kurtuluş Savaşında Kürt Politikası (1999), Bir Devlet Operasyonu (1999), Eşcinsellik ve Yabancılaşma (2000), 28 Şubat ve Ordu (2000), Karen Fogg’un Epostalları (2002), Mafyokrasi (2004), Atatürk’ün Sovyetlerle Görüşmeleri (2005), Gladyo ve Ergenekon (2008), Türk Ordusunda Strateji Sorunu Üç Genelkurmay Başkanı (2008).
COLLECTED WORKS: Türkiye Komünist ve İşçi Hareketi (1974), Kurtuluş Savaşı ve Lozan (1977), Kürt Sorunu (1977), Şefik Hüsnü Yazı ve Konuşmalar (1977), Komintern Belgelerinde Türkiye Dizisi (5 volumes), Kemalist Cumhuriyet (1994).
TRANSLATION: Sovyetler Birliği’nin Sosyo-Ekonomik Yapısı (from Antonoio Carlo, 1975), Revizyonizm ve Maceracılık Yenilgiye Marksizm-Leninizm Zafere Götürür (from Enver Hodja / with Şule Perinçek, 1975), Tekelci Bürokratik Sosyalizm (from Jacek Kuron / Karol Modzelevski, 1976).
REFERENCE: Yurt Ansiklopedisi (c. IV, 1982), Büyük Larousse Ansiklopedisi (c. 18, 1986), Cemal Süreya / 99 Yüz (1991), Mahmut Çetin / Perinçek ve Aydınlık Hareketi (1998), İhsan Işık / Türkiye Edebiyatçılar ve Kültür Adamları Ansiklopedisi (2006), Fuat Akyol / Devir Devir Doğu Perinçek (Aksiyon dergisi, 13 Temmuz 2010), Eski MİT mensubundan ağır iddia: Aydınlık hareketini solu bölmek için biz kurduk (cumhuriyet.com.tr, 11.08.2016).