More specifically, TKP will host a delegation of the KKE within the framework of comprehensive program of visits, meetings and political events throughout Turkey, including major cities Istanbul, Ankara, Antalya and Adana.
Wednesday, May 11, 2022
TKP-KKE: Turkish, Greek communists strengthen joint struggle against imperialism-exploitation
More specifically, TKP will host a delegation of the KKE within the framework of comprehensive program of visits, meetings and political events throughout Turkey, including major cities Istanbul, Ankara, Antalya and Adana.
Sunday, April 17, 2022
The struggle against the imperialist war in Ukraine and Greece's participation in it
The imperialist war in Ukraine, following the unacceptable invasion of Russia, continues. The conflict between the USA, NATO, EU with capitalist Russia carries the risk of generalization and Greece is “up to the neck” on the side of Euro-Atlanticism. The government, with the support of SYRIZA and KINAL, has transformed the country into a military base. The US bases, for which all governments bear responsibility, are used. Greek military unites and armaments are sent to the “eastern front”.
Tuesday, April 12, 2022
KKE-TKP: Joint statement by Dimitris Koutsoumbas and Kemal Okuyan
Following the meeting, the two leaders signed the following joint statement (in Greek and in Turkish):
Friday, March 25, 2022
TKP: Turkey should leave NATO immediately!
"Today, during the NATO Leaders Summit, G7 and EU meetings held in the first month of the Russian Federation’s military action against Ukraine, decisions for more support for Ukraine against possible nuclear and other attacks and new sanctions against Russia were issued.
Thursday, March 17, 2022
Kemal Okuyan: Who will stop NATO?
“NATO is not an organization, a force, or an alliance system that can be defeated militarily.” We have been stating this since the Russian armies entered Ukraine.
The world’s plunge into ever increasing darkness and the fact that the international working class movement has for a long time been in retreat undoubtedly leads people to despair and the tendency to fall for the first “remedy” they come across.
Sunday, February 27, 2022
Joint statement by KKE and TKP for the 70 years since the accession of Greece and Turkey to NATO
"Seven decades ago, Greece and Turkey joined the imperialist organization NATO, established by the United States and its Western European allies.
Sunday, February 6, 2022
Okuyan: "The Communist Party of Turkey will not enter into an alliance with any party of existing social order"
— The Communist Party of Turkey shared the resolutions taken at the extraordinary conference with the press. The title of the conference was declared as “One More Step Further”. What kind of roadmap did you employ while preparing the conference resolutions? What kind of a country did you call the masses for?
Sunday, January 30, 2022
Turkish communists commemorated Mustafa Suphi: Mass events in Ankara, Istanbul and Izmir
Events, with both political and cultural programs, took place in the country's three largest cities, Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir, with the participation of numerous party members and supporters, soL portal reported.
The event in Ankara was attended by the TKP General Secretary Kemal Okuyan who delivered a speech in memory of Mustafa Suphi and his 14 comrades who were killed in 1921.
Tuesday, January 11, 2022
Extraordinary Conference by the Communist Party of Turkey
The Extraordinary Conference, titled as “One More Step Forward” thematized the actual conditions of the working class in the context of the political and economical crisis Turkey is suffering, the decline of AKP government, the efforts of the bourgeois opposition for a capitalist restoration.
Friday, November 26, 2021
Turkish communists lead protests over price rises: "Stand up against expensiveness"
The Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) is once again on the forefront of the protests, organizing rallies in Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir and other cities.
“Our labor is exploited, our country is plundered. Our lives are being stolen with prices that change every day, with increasing bills. We have to resist for our life, for our future. Now is the time to stand up!”, reads a statement by the TKP which calls the working people to mobilize against the governmental policies.
Friday, November 19, 2021
Poland's communists blast governmental policy on refugees
The KPP stresses out that “it shouldn't be forgotten that Poland, as a NATO member-state, had an instrumental role in the tragic situation affected by war, especially in Iraq and Afghanistan” and adds: “The refugees hope to reach Western European countries through Poland. These people often flee from Islamic fundamentalism, imperialism or the lack of prospects in their home country. Many migrants are Kurds who have become victims of Turkism imperialism in Syria and Iraq. Some have successfully fought against the Islamic State but, now, the U.S. has handed them over to Erdogan's regime which is occupying part of Syria's territory and carries out air strikes in northern Iraq”.
Monday, October 11, 2021
The Communist Party of Turkey on the Kurdish Issue
The full statement of the TKP is the following:
"A small segment of the population in Turkey possesses enormous wealth, while millions of people are struggling with poverty and unemployment.
Monday, September 13, 2021
Big rally by TKP in Istanbul: Now is the time for socialism!
Photo: sol.org.tr |
Speaking at the rally, TKP Secretary General Kemal Okuyan said among others: "We are a family, a growing family that fights against lies and exploitation. TKP is acting with great self-confidence at its 101st year, it is spreading and growing. Come and be a part of this struggle, if you are still not in the ranks of the TKP. We are the future of Turkey".
Monday, August 30, 2021
Turkish Communist Party calls for rally in Istanbul on 12th September: Şimdi sosyalizm zamanı!
The statement of TKP, which said, "This country has not a day left to lose," is as follows;
Sunday, July 11, 2021
Large political rally by Greek and Turkish communists held in Lesvos: Socialism is the future!
"The real enemy isn't the neighboring countries, but capitalism, its monopolies and their imperialist alliances", underlined Dimitris Koutsoumbas, the General Secretary of the CC of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE), during his greeting speech at Sappho Square in Mytilene.
Friday, July 9, 2021
The 30th Anti-imperialist camp of KNE begins in Mytilene
The first campers arrived on Thursday at the campsite at Tsamakia, close to Mytilene, 902 portal has reported.
A delegation of the Communist Youth of Turkey (TKG) will participate in the events of the camp, which will conclude with a large political rally on Saturday 10 July, at 8 pm, at Sappho's Square in Mytilene.
Saturday, July 3, 2021
Greek and Turkish young communists to meet in Lesvos
Dimitris Koutsoumbas (KKE) and Kemal Okuyan (TKP) |
KNE organizes this year's Anti-imperialist camp in Mytilene, Lesvos, under the slogan: “In Greece and Turkey, the enemy is the same: NATO – governments – capitalism! Socialism is the future!”.
The two-day events will conclude with a large political rally on Saturday 10 July, at 8 pm, at Sappho's Square in Mytilene. A speech will be delivered by Nikos Abatielos, Secretary of the Central Council of KNE.
Friday, June 18, 2021
KKE condemns the political murder of HDP member in Izmir
More specifically, the statement which was published in 902 portal, reads:
"The KKE condemns the political murder in Izmir. The Turkish government of AKP bears huge responsibility for the armed attack at the HDP regional offices in Izmir and the political murder of a woman who was there.
Thursday, June 3, 2021
Turkey: 8th anniversary of the Gezi Park protests
Stating that the June Resistance was a people's movement in which secular and patriotic sensibilities were determinant from beginning to end, TKP drew attention to the fact that the hope and confidence that the people aroused through this resistance were tried to be extinguished in the halls of order politics.
Friday, April 16, 2021
KKE: Statement on Cavusoglu-Dendias meeting in Ankara
In a statement about the meeting, the Press Office of the CC of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) points out:
Our people cannot and should not become complacent about the meeting of Foreign Minister N. Dendias with President Erdoğan and Foreign Minister M. Çavuşoğlu in Ankara, following the “exploratory talks” between the two NATO allies.