 in 1987 their first album "Siyrilip Gelen" was released.While the government frequently asserts that the group is tied to the DHKP-C, and it is not uncommon for the audience at their concerts to chant DHKP-C slogans, Grup Yorum is not formally affiliated with any other organization and its fans represent a broad range of Turkish and Kurdish left-wing orientations.They have sung about capitalism, imperialism, anti-Americanism, and the Turkish government's policies, which they say penalize the poor.