STATEMENTS

Hands Off Syria!

The Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) has released a statement regarding the military offensive into northern Syria, on which Turkey carrying out ground attacks and airstrikes. Shouting "hands off Syria!", TKP says AKP and the US are partners in crime in Syria for the last eight years. 


 

"IMPERIALIST FORCES ARE THE REAL THREAT TO OUR SECURITY

The real threat to the security of our country is NATO, the US and the imperialist forces and those who insist on collaborating with them.

The peace in Syria can be established only when all imperialist and occupying forces withdraw from the region. It is the Syrians who can determine the future of Syria."

For full-text of the statement: http://tkp.org.tr/en/aciklamalar/hands-syria-0
 

Initiative by TKP: Prominent intellectuals in Turkey stand against anti-communism 

Many progressives and intellectuals in Turkey have signed a petition initiated by TKP against the anti-communist resolution of the European Parliament. The progressives signing the petition said "We protest the European Parliament's anti-communist resolution." 

Together with representatives of TKP, the petition has been already signed by 166 intellectuals, including well-known academics, journalists, writers, poets, artists, and lawyers. The petition will continue and the signatures will be sent to the EP.

https://news.sol.org.tr/progressives-turkey-protest-eps-anti-communist-resolution-176246

TKP asks: Who benefits from the war economy?

As the Turkish offensive in northern Syria continues, the daily podcast of the Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) 'Voice of TKP' today asked who benefits from the war economy. 

The daily podcast "Voice of TKP" addressed the offensive in Syria in its latest release, stating that the developments in domestic politics and economy are left outside the agenda in Turkey as the offensive continues.

"Erdoğan continues to use anti-US and anti-EU as a stick in the internal politics of the country, taking on an “anti-imperialist” mask," states TKP in the podcast.

NEWS FROM TURKEY & TKP

21^st International Meeting of Communist and Workers’ Parties to be held in Turkey’s İzmir
 
The 21st International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties (IMCWP) will be held in Turkey’s İzmir on October 18-20, under the shared responsibility of the Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) and the Communist Party of Greece (KKE). The IMCWP will be focusing on proletarian internationalism

https://news.sol.org.tr/21st-imcwp-be-held-izmir-october-18-20-176234

Peace Committee of Turkey: “The operation against Syria is unacceptable”

The Peace Committee of Turkey released a statement on October 10 regarding the AKP government’s military offensive into northern Syria. “The operation against Syria is unacceptable,” the Peace Committee says, stating that the Syrians should determine the future of Syria.



See the full text of the statement: https://news.sol.org.tr/peace-committee-turkey-operation-against-syria-unacceptable-176259

ARTICLES

"Collaborators of Nazism must be brought to justice"

The European Parliament has stated that it views Nazism and Communism as equals in its most current resolution. The intellectuals in Turkey have contributed to the opposition against the resolution with a signed protesting letter. soL news interviewed TKP CC member and soL columnist Erhan Nalçacı on the recent anti-communist resolution.
 

"A petition campaign was initiated in Turkey against this resolution. Could you give us some details?

In the end, this resolution also is an area of struggle. The European Parliament publishes it, makes its propaganda and tries to convince people. People on the side of equality and enlightenment, organized forces needed to answer this resolution. This issue will not end with a resolution, they will try other moves in order and pro-working class forces will make counter moves to retell history. This is a struggle. Do not consider history as a told, completed phenomenon. We are also trying to understand it repeatedly."

The European Communist Initiative initiated the campaign. Inspired by this campaign, intellectuals in our country have gathered to publish a statement protesting the resolution of the European Parliament. This statement will be distributed to broader masses next week and a powerful contribution will be made from Turkey to the worldwide protests.