İbrahim Kaypakkaya
İbrahim Kaypakkaya | |
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| Born | 1949 |
| Died | May 18, 1973 (aged 23–24) |
| Cause of death | Torture |
| Resting place | Karakaya Cemetery, Çorum |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Education | Istanbul University |
| Occupation(s) | Militant, writer, teacher, revolutionary |
| Years active | 1967–1973 |
| Political party | Communist Party of Turkey/Marxist–Leninist TİİKP Workers Party of Turkey |
| Movement | Marxism–Leninism, Maoism, Communism |
| Parent(s) | Ali Kaypakkaya (father) Mediha Kaypakkaya (mother) |
İbrahim Kaypakkaya (1949 – May 18, 1973) was a Turkish Maoist, who founded the Communist Party of Turkey/Marxist-Leninist (TKP/ML). He is revered by many today as a symbol of resistance and as an aggregator of the ideas of other major leaders and thinkers in Marxism–Leninism and Maoism. Kaypakkaya was captured after being wounded in an engagement with the Turkish military in Tunceli Province in 1973, and executed in Diyarbakır Prison four months later.