Apr 1, 2021
Devrimci Sol (Revolutionary Left) an organization founded by Dursun Karatas a Turkish revolutionary, Karataş founded Dev Sol ("Revolutionary Left", precursor of the DHKP-C) in 1978.
For his revolutionary activities and organizing he would be imprisoned in the aftermath of the 1980 military coup. In prison Karataş wrote, "Haklıyız Kazanacağız" ("We Are Right, We Shall Prevail"); a work which included an analysis of the movement's mistakes, and a list of the organization's enemies. It was published in two volumes in 1989, spanning more than 1000 pages. It has since become an important work amongst the radical left both in Turkey and abroad.
