"Those who are trying to squeeze the struggle of this people into the ballot box should shut up from now on!
The results of the second round of the presidential elections have been largely finalized. Of course, it cannot be said that what emerged as the outcome of the elections, which were pointed to determine the fate of Turkey, is a hope for a bright future.
Tuesday, May 30, 2023
The Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) on Erdogan's re-election: No room for pessimism, we 'll be victorious
Tuesday, May 16, 2023
Statement of the Communist Party of Türkiye on the result of the May 14 elections
Defeating the AKP by becoming like the AKP was a great illusion and deceiving the people. The so-called Nation Alliance is the subject of this illusion and the effort to deceive the people.
AKP, on the other hand, has been deceiving the country for more than 20 years.
Tuesday, May 9, 2023
What will happen in Turkey if the Communist Party comes to power on May 14...
In just one (1) week...
— We will provide electricity, water, natural gas and urban transport free of charge.
— We will start working to ensure that all our citizens have a house where they can live humanely within one year, we will seize the houses owned by large construction companies and distribute them to those in need, we will ensure that the rents of our citizens who do not own a house are paid by the state in this one year.
Saturday, April 29, 2023
A strong TKP in Türkiye and a strong KKE in Greece — that's what the people need
Elections in Greece will be held on May 21. While it was expected that the elections would be held on an earlier date, they were postponed due to the train accident, which can be considered a "working class agenda". What is the political atmosphere in which Greece moves towards the elections?
Tuesday, April 11, 2023
Thanasis Pafilis (KKE): "Today the people in Türkiye and Greece need a strong Communist Party"
The full speech reads as follows:
Saturday, April 1, 2023
Communist Party of Turkey (TKP): Vote for exiting from NATO, not for NATO enlargement!
Vote for exiting from NATO, not for NATO enlargement!
Today the Parliament will vote on NATO enlargement. The general assembly of the Parliament will discuss the bill ratifying the protocol on Finland’s accession to NATO.
Monday, February 20, 2023
"We will not suffocate under rubble once again!": Large solidarity event by the Communist Party of Turkey held in Ankara
On Saturday, the 18th of February, a massive event in the Kocatepe Cultural Center of Ankara was held, with the slogan “We are standing up, not to suffocate under rubble once again!
Monday, February 13, 2023
Turkish communist leader Kemal Okuyan assesses the earthquake disaster: "A big storm is brewing"
"The darkness of the AKP along with the market economy based on exploitation and plunder cost the lives of tens of thousands of our citizens , and left millions of people homeless. This is a terrible, unacceptable, revolting situation. There is more. Turkey has become completely open to a new operation of domestic and foreign capital and imperialist centers.
Friday, February 10, 2023
Turkey Earthquake: The Communist Party (TKP) on the frontline of solidarity and material aid
TKP has issued reports for the days following the earthquake, describing the situation and the role of the Party in providing actual solidarity to the earthquake-hit people.
Wednesday, February 8, 2023
Letter to Turkey: “Stay strong my comrade Mehmet”
The powerful and destructive earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria on Monday brought memories from the 17 August 1999 earthquake (7.6 magnitude earthquake) in Turkey's Kocaeli province, causing approximately 18,000 deaths.
Two days later, on 19 August, the front page (photo) of the party newspaper of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) “Rizospastis” was reading: “Stay strong my comrade Mehmet”. It was an article written by journalist Pavlos Rizargiotis, emphasizing on the proletarian solidarity expressed by the workers and the people of Greece towards their neighbors. Freely translated, the article, a magnificent sample of internationalist solidarity, was the following:
Tuesday, February 7, 2023
Communist Party of Turkey-TKP: Organizing people's solidarity after the earthquake
Dear comrades,
We are in deep grief and very sorry to inform you that the destruction and damage caused by the earthquake seem quite massive.
For a brief information:
Monday, February 6, 2023
Greece's PAME calls for material aid to earthquake-hit people of Turkey and Syria: "You are not alone"
"PAME stands by our brothers and sisters, the workers and the peoples of Turkey, Syria, Lebanon and all the neighboring countries affected by the massive earthquake in the morning of Monday, 6 February. We are shocked to see the images, especially from the region at the epicentre of the earthquake, where once again natural phenomena have victimised the poor people.
KKE expresses full solidarity with the earthquake-hit people of Turkey and Syria
"We express our full solidarity with the peoples of Turkey and Syria, who currently need urgent and coordinated international aid to rescue the missing persons and provide effective support to the people affected by the earthquake. We extend our heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims and our wishes for a speedy recovery to the injured.
Tuesday, January 10, 2023
Turkish Communist Party launches electoral campaign: "TKP comes, everything changes!"
"In 1923, we broke the chains of dependence, we annulled the sultanate and the caliphate.
We overthrew the old and founded the new.
Friday, December 23, 2022
KKE condemns blockade on the Armenian population in Nagorno-Karabakh
"The people of Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) are once again experiencing great difficulties, following the complete blockade (ground and air) imposed by Azerbaijan, with the tolerance of the Russian "peacekeeping" forces. The Armenians of the region, deprived of food, medicine and fuel supplies in the particularly difficult winter conditions, are facing serious problems of survival.
Tuesday, November 22, 2022
Turkish communists condemn Erdogan's attack in Syria and north Iraq
"Following the bombing attack on Istanbul’s Istiklal Street last week, the Turkish Armed Forces has been conducting air strikes on Kurdish settlements in Syria and Iraq since last night. Alleging that this operation is carried out on the pretext of “defense”, the AKP government is once again concealing the truth.
Monday, November 21, 2022
KKE denounces Turkey's air strikes in Syria, north Iraq
More specifically, the statement reads (here in Greek):
"The KKE denounces Turkey's new unacceptable air strike on the Kurdish areas of Syria and Northern Iraq, which is added to the military operations of the previous period and the maintenance of the Turkish occupation of Syrian lands and military forces on Iraq's territory.
Monday, November 14, 2022
Istanbul bomb attack: Statement by the Communist Party of Turkey (TKP)
We are deeply sorrowed and angry about the attack that happened on Istanbul’s Istiklal Street today, in which 6 citizens lost their lives and 53 were injured. We express our condolences to all our people.
We are against this anti-human attack and against the politics that legitimises such an attack.
Monday, October 17, 2022
PAME stands by the side of the working class of Turkey: On the employers’ crime in Amasra
"PAME expresses its deep sorrow and condolences to the families and colleagues of the 41 miners murdered in the Amasra mines in Bartin, Turkey.
41 of our brothers, our colleagues did not return to their families because of the employers’ unending pursuit of profit. After the dead of Soma, whose families are still waiting for justice, comes another massacre of workers.