It was founded in 2016 after a group headed by Çakıcı broke off from the Communal Democracy Party (TDP).

This was followed by the resignation of 70 other members of the TDP, mostly originating from the historical Communal Liberation Party (TKP), on 28 November 2016.

The rationale given for these resignations was what they saw as "undemocratic" policies employed by the TDP leadership under Cemal Özyiğit and "the restriction of the freedom of speech within the party" after an election for the head of the Güzelyurt District.

[5] In January 2017, Sonay Adem, Ali Gulle and İbrahim Korhan, a group of political figures from Gazimağusa District, resigned from the Republican Turkish Party and joined the TKP.

[10] On 26 October 2017, it agreed with the United Cyprus Party to contest the election together under the TKP-YG list.