TİKKO REGULATION

COMMUNIST PARTY OF TURKEY – MARXIST LENINIST (TKP-ML)

WORKERS’ AND PEASANTS’ LİBERATİON ARMY OF TURKEY (TIKKO)

REGULATION

(2024)

A- ARMY ORGANIZATION AND BASIC PRINCIPLES

SECTION I

THE NATURE AND OBJECTIVES OF TIKKO

ARTICLE 1: TIKKO is a political military organization consisting of fighters fighting against imperialism, fascism, feudalism, chauvinism and patriarchy under the leadership of TKP-ML. TIKKO is a people’s army.

ARTICLE 2: TIKKO accepts the leadership of the TKP-ML unconditionally and acts accordingly.

ARTICLE 3: TIKKO wages armed struggle against the comprador bourgeoisie and feudal remnants under the leadership of the TKP-ML. It removes the obstacles to the Democratic People’s Revolution. Protects and defends the Democratic People’s Power.

ARTICLE 4: TIKKO acts according to the principle that politics commands weapons.

ARTICLE 5: TIKKO, with the consciousness of being the people’s army, sees it as a basic duty to make propaganda to the people, to organize, to mobilize the masses, to arm and fight, as well as to fight to destroy the military power of the enemy.

ARTICLE 6: TIKKO is a war organization based on voluntary unity within itself. It applies military discipline and rules that apply to all members according to the principles of democratic centralism.

ARTICLE 7: TIKKO acts on the principle of “trust in its own power” and relies on the people. It refuses to fall into a consumer position, disconnected from production, and accepts it as a basic principle to engage in production when conditions arise.

ARTICLE 8: TIKKO aims to transform and win the individuals it organizes in its ranks by educating them on the basis of the ideological-political line of the Communist Party.

ARTICLE 9: TIKKO adopts the principle that the conscious human factor is decisive in war, not the technique. In addition, it recognizes the influence of technique on the forms of war and applies a course of action accordingly.

ARTICLE 10: TIKKO aims to organize conferences periodically in parallel with the needs and development of the war.

SECTION II

TKP-ML and TIKKO RELATIONSHIP

ARTICLE 1: TIKKO is ideologically, politically and militarily lead and directed by the TKP-ML Central Committee Military Commission.

ARTICLE 2: TIKKO Command is directly subordinate to the CC Military Commission.

ARTICLE 3: TIKKO Command, the army commands under it, ensures its relations with Party organizations through party organs and party representatives within the army.

ARTICLE 4: The TKP-ML makes its representation within the army commands through its political commissars.

ARTICLE 5: The TKP-ML is organized as party committees within the army.

SECTION III

TKP-ML KKB and TIKKO RELATIONSHIP

ARTICLE 1: TIKKO accepts all policies of KKB for women and LGBTI+ in the struggle against patriarchy, homophobia and transphobia.

ARTICLE 2: In the case of crimes against women and LGBTI+ persons, the investigation process shall also involve the KKB committees.

ARTICLE 3: In the prosecution of women and LGBTI+ persons in the army, the presence of a member of the KKB in the investigation commission is mandatory.

SECTION IV

TIKKO’S ORGANIZING PRINCIPLES

ARTICLE 1: All commands in the army are appointed from the top down. Organization is done from top to bottom. Centralization is at the forefront.

ARTICLE 2: It is organized according to the principles of democratic centralism. According to this: 1- Warrior Army 2- Minority majority 3- Lower levels to upper levels 4- The whole Army is subject to TIKKO Command 5- TIKKO Command is subject to the Party.

ARTICLE 3: Since these general disciplinary principles of democratic centralism are the Party organization within TIKKO, they are considered within the Party-Army dialectical integrity and together with the following principles that ensure the leadership function of the Party:

a- Party members in the army are organized into Party committees according to military units.

b- The hierarchical organization of the Party members in the army rises parallel to the hierarchical organization of the army organization and is connected to the Military Commission at the top.

c- Since the Party members in the army have a dual role, they are under the initiative of the commanders in terms of their military duties and under the initiative of the Political Commissars in terms of their political duties.

d- If the Party organ is absent, the Political Commissar has the right to stop or postpone actions contrary to Party policy in their unit and to suspend the authority of commanders who do not comply with them. If the Political Commissar does the same, the Party organ has the same rights vis-à-vis the Political Commissar.

ARTICLE 4: Commands in the army are led by orders and instructions from top to bottom.

ARTICLE 5: Military discipline applies in the army.

SECTION V

DUTIES AND POWERS OF THE MILITARY COMMISSION

The Military Commission is the authorized body of the TKP-ML that leads TIKKO ideologically, politically and organizationally.

1- The Military Commission organizes Party members within TIKKO committees through its Political Commissars.

2- The Military Commission, through party committees within the army, educates, directs and guides the army politically and ideologically in line with the Party program.

3- The Military Commission offers a perspective to the TIKKO Command, the army leading organ, in line with the decisions of the CC, depending on the course of the struggle.

4- TIKKO Command members are appointed by the TKP-ML Military Commission (MC).

5- The MC organizes the provision of technical equipment and other logistical needs that the army cannot provide.

6- The MC has the authority to publish publications, issue declarations, make public statements and negotiate with other organizations on behalf of the army.

SECTION VI

EXECUTIVE COMMANDS IN TIKKO

a- TIKKO Command

b- TIKKO Regional Commands

A quota of at least 30 percent women is applied for all commands within the army. If conditions do not permit it, necessary efforts are made to implement the quota.

1- DUTIES AND POWERS OF TIKKO COMMAND

ARTICLE 1: TIKKO Command determines the general operational style and tactics of the army in line with the perspective presented by the Military Commission and directs and leads the forces.

ARTICLE 2: It communicates the course of action that is drawn and the tactics that have been determined to the commands under him through instructions.

ARTICLE 3: The army is responsible for building its organization from the top down. When deemed necessary, it creates special task cells.

ARTICLE 4: It organizes and regulates the technical, ammunition, logistical and financial needs of the army.

ARTICLE 5: The army is obliged to draw up a training plan for the military training of its forces.

ARTICLE 6: Responsible for drawing up a central education plan for the army. It is responsible for establishing academies and schools in line with this plan and for organizing and directing these activities.

2- DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES OF TIKKO REGIONAL COMMANDS

ARTICLE 1: Regional commands plan in line with the decisions taken and the perspective presented by TIKKO Command. They are obliged to implement the decisions and perspective of the Command in their regions in a creative manner.

ARTICLE 2: Regional commands are obliged to make their subordinate commands comprehend and implement the determined course of action and tactics.

ARTICLE 3: Regional Commands are responsible for organizing field commands.

ARTICLE 4: In addition to general military rules, Regional Commands shall determine and enforce military rules appropriate to the specificities of the region.

ARTICLE 5: Regional commands are obliged to establish militia and courier systems in their regions.

3- SUB-COMMANDERS AND COMMANDS IN TIKKO

a- Area Command

b- Team and Squad Commanders

4- COMMANDER PROMOTIONS IN TIKKO

ARTICLE 1: The most fundamental criterion that determines the promotion of TIKKO leading commanders is their political-ideological-military development and the concrete needs of the organization.

ARTICLE 2: The most fundamental criterion determining the promotion of sub-commanders and commanders is their military development appropriate to the purpose.

ARTICLE 3: The principle of positive discrimination is applied in case of equality of competence of male, female and LGBTI+ comrades.

5- COMMAND SYSTEM IN TIKKO

1- In TIKKO, in line with the strategy of TKP-ML, the decentralized command system is essential at the beginning of the revolution.

2- During armed insurrection, a centralized command system is essential.

SECTION VII

TIKKO’S FINANCIAL RESOURCES

ARTICLE 1: TIKKO adopts the principle of being financially based on the people. The income obtained from the financial resources of the enemy forces in various ways also constitutes the financial source of TIKKO.

ARTICLE 2: The TIKKO budget is under Party control.

ARTICLE 3: TIKKO organizes donation campaigns.

B- FUNCTIONING AND DISCIPLINE IN TIKKO

PART I

MEMBERSHIP IN TIKKO

Regardless of nationality, language, religion, sect, sexual orientation and gender.

1- Accepting the TIKKO regulation

2- Those who want to fight against the fascist Turkish state, all kinds of oppression-repression-injustice and reaction

3- Recognize army discipline and abide by the organization’s rules of illegality

4- Anyone over the age of 18 and in good health can become a member of TIKKO.

SECION II

DUTIES OF TIKKO MEMBERS

1- They must be responsible to the people, the Party and the Army, develop themselves in military and political matters and be open to change and transformation.

2- They must obey army discipline, follow orders and instructions without objection, and be active in practice.

3- They must create, protect and develop values in favor of the people, the Party and the Army. For this, no sacrifice should be spared.

4- They must live in accordance with the rules of revolutionary culture and military life. Life should be based on revolutionary style and oratory.

5- They must be vigilant and relentless against all behaviors that disrupt the unity and integrity of the army and harm the people.

6- They must be honest and sincere towards the people and their comrades, must understand the developmental and transformative power of the weapon of criticism-self-criticism, must be constructive in criticism, not destructive, and must be open to supervision.

SECTION III

RIGHTS OF TIKKO MEMBERS

ARTICLE 1: Every TIKKO member has equal rights under the TIKKO regulations.

ARTICLE 2: Every TIKKO member can express their opinion, make suggestions and criticisms on the military line, course of action and orientation of the army on the relevant platforms.

ARTICLE 3: Every TIKKO member can propose themselves to the command levels.

ARTICLE 4: Every TIKKO member can apply in writing or verbally to a higher command regarding the problem that they cannot solve in their own unit.

ARTICLE 5: Every TIKKO member can appeal to a higher command if they find the disciplinary penalties imposed on them unjust.

ARTICLE 6: Every TIKKO member can attend the trial meetings related to themselves, unless there is a situation that jeopardizes security.

ARTICLE 7: Every TIKKO member has the right to request an investigation and demand punishment.

ARTICLE 8: Every TIKKO member can request a criticism-self-criticism meeting from the command to which they are affiliated, the command meets this request if the military situation is appropriate.

ARTICLE 9: Every fighter and commander who wants to leave TIKKO membership must notify the command to which they are attached in advance of the reasons for leaving and wait for the decision to be taken.

SECTION IV

INTER-COMMAND RELATIONS IN TIKKO

ARTICLE 1: All orders and instructions from superiors shall be implemented creatively without change.

ARTICLE 2: In TIKKO, all commands are formed by appointments from top to bottom.

ARTICLE 3: When forming executive commands, they must be submitted to the approval of a superior. The superior command shall be informed when forming sub-commands.

ARTICLE 4: The first-degree member of each command is a member of the next higher command.

ARTICLE 5: In TIKKO, each command makes a rating of the commanders under its command and submits it to the approval of the “superior level”. Each command also grades the fighters under its command.

SECTION V

FUNCTIONING OF TIKKO COMMANDS

ARTICLE 1: Leading commands meet at least once every 6 months.

ARTICLE 2: The Command consists of the Commander, the Political Commissar and Deputy Commanders. Each regional command has a headquarters organization to coordinate all activities.

ARTICLE 3: Each commander has the right to call a meeting of the command of which they are a member.

ARTICLE 4: If there are no conditions for obtaining the will of the command in meeting calls made outside the normal meeting time, the commander shall give a written acceptance or rejection response to the member who made the call on behalf of the command, together with the reasons.

ARTICLE 5: A commander who fails to attend two consecutive meetings, except when compelled to do so, shall be relieved of their duty by the next higher command.

ARTICLE 6: Decisions in the Command are taken by majority vote. The Commander is responsible for implementing the decision. Decisions are implemented in the field of action, considering the principle of flexibility in the plan. However, in sudden situations where it is not possible to convene the command due to objective reasons, the commander has full authority in the management and administration of the unit.

ARTICLE 7: Commands are obliged to inform their superior commands in writing every two months.

SECTION VI

REPORT SYSTEM IN TIKKO

ARTICLE 1: TIKKO is informed and audited with a bottom-up reporting system.

ARTICLE 2: All commands submit reports to higher and lower commands.

ARTICLE 3: Regional Commands submit their report to the fighters and TIKKO Command.

ARTICLE 4: All executive commands submit their reports at least every six months.

ARTICLE 5: Regional Commands are responsible for receiving individual reports from the fighter structure under the headings they have established.

ARTICLE 6: Commands must regularly submit financial reports to subordinates and superiors.

CHAPTER VII

COMMANDER-POLITICAL COMMISSAR RELATIONSHIP IN TIKKO

ARTICLE 1: Decisions are taken with the common will of the command. In addition to making joint decisions in planning and implementation, the commander is the primary authority.

ARTICLE 2: In unique and sudden military situations, the commander has all the initiative.

ARTICLE 3: The commander is obliged to train and qualify successor commanders, to carry out the military training of the forces under their responsibility, and to regulate their daily life and conduct according to the rules of war.

ARTICLE 4: The commander has the responsibility to follow the enemy, to observe it, to examine its modus operandi, to gather intelligence on the enemy, to make scouting and action plans, and to mobilize the forces accordingly.

ARTICLE 5: The commander develops styles and tactics in accordance with the forms the war takes and trains and positions the forces accordingly.

ARTICLE 6: The Political Commissar is the Party’s representative in the Army, political trainer and guide. They are mainly responsible for ensuring that the commands act under Party guidance and in line with the Party’s political line and tactics.

ARTICLE 7: The political commissar is responsible for ideologically and politically educating, developing, organizing and recruiting fighters into the party within the guerrilla forces.

ARTICLE 8: The political commissar is responsible for preparing Advanced Militants for party membership in accordance with the policy of succession training.

ARTICLE 9: The political commissar is responsible for organizing meetings of criticism, self-criticism and political education within the guerrilla forces.

ARTICLE 10: The commander and the political commissar are responsible for organizing and directing the military political and ideological training of the guerrilla forces.

ARTICLE 11: The commander and the political commissar are responsible for leading guerrilla units in battle.

SECTION VIII

DISCIPLINE IN TIKKO

ARTICLE 1: Military discipline applies to all persons accepted into the army.

ARTICLE 2: Discipline in the army is applied and enforced by the command and the commander appointed from top to bottom.

ARTICLE 3: The way discipline is applied in each specific situation is at the discretion of the command.

SECTION IX

THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM IN TIKKO – GROUNDS FOR PROSECUTION AND SENTENCING

ARTICLE 1: Grounds for prosecution:

1- Disrupting the unity of the army

2- Failure to obey orders and commands

3- Committing all forms of violence, discrimination and hate crimes against women and LGBTI+ persons

4- Damaging the property of the army and the people

5- Engaging in behaviors that endanger the army

6- Using the means of the army for personal gain

7- Violence against comrades and the public

8- Harming nature and animals

9- Exposing general secrets of the army and military information

10- Disrupting collective life and creating unrest

11- Acting in a way that humiliates the army in the eyes of the public

12- Not showing behavior befitting a revolutionary in the face of the enemy

13- Causing army equipment to fall into the hands of the enemy and being negligent in this regard

14- Acting in ways that cause injury and death to comrades

15- Not taking military equipment from the enemy despite the conditions for doing so

16- Embezzling materials captured from the enemy

17- Laying down your weapon in combat

18- Leaving wounded comrades in combat when there are conditions for taking them

19- Fleeing

20- Mistreating captives

21- Being a spy and collaborator

ARTICLE 2: The following penalties shall be imposed on those who are held responsible and tried for these and similar acts and who engage in behaviors that fall within the scope of the above offenses, considering the objective and subjective conditions.

– Warning

– Dismissal

– Banned from some factors of collective life

– Arrest

– Expulsion

– Death

ARTICLE 3: Party members shall be tried by Party organs and army members by army organs. The trial is held at the level of the command to which the person is attached. It is obligatory to take the defense of the accused.

ARTICLE 4: In cases of harassment and rape against women and LGBTI+ persons, an investigation is conducted based on the “victim’s statement”. The investigation is carried out together with the KKB in the field.

ARTICLE 5: The trial shall consider the favorable and unfavorable circumstances that led the accused to commit the crime.

ARTICLE 6: Severe punishments such as expulsion and death become official upon the approval of two full-fledged party organs, the majority of which are not composed of the same members. For such punishments, the accused has the right to appeal to the highest organ. In cases where the approval of the higher organ cannot be obtained, the responsibility lies with the party committee that makes the decision.

ARTICLE 7: It is forbidden to use beatings, swearing and insults as a punitive method.

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