Erkan Baş (born 14 July 1979) is a Turkish socialist politician and academic who currently serves as the leader of the Workers' Party of Turkey (TİP) and an MP for Istanbul.

The Party Central Committee abolished the "general presidency" office after about 6 months, as this move did not bring about the desired success.

[9] In 2017, HTKP members, joining forces with different sections of the Turkish left-wing, founded the Workers' Party of Turkey (TİP).

[11] In November 2018, it was announced that he and Barış Atay would both resign from the HDP, and continue their political work under the Workers' Party of Turkey (TİP) instead.

[14] Under the leadership of Baş, the party was able to increase its seats to four in the parliament, and TİP has become one of the most fierce opponents against Erdoğan and AKP.