ɪt wʌz bˈænd twˈaɪs ˈæftɚ ðə mˈɪlətˌɛɹi kˈuːps ʌv nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti wˈʌn ænd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ænd ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəli mˈɜːdʒd wɪððə kˈɑːmjuːnˌɪst pˈɑːɹɾi ʌv tˈɜːki ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən.
It was banned twice (after the military coups of 1971 and 1980) and eventually merged with the Communist Party of Turkey in 1987.