Turkish communists protest the Polish ambassador in Eskişehir: "Communism cannot be banned"

On December 10, 2025, members of the Communist Youth of Turkey (Türkiye Komünist Gençliği, TKG) mounted a resolute protest in Eskişehir against the visit of the Polish Ambassador, Maciej Lang, forcefully reaffirming the irrepressible spirit of communist solidarity and resistance to anti-communist repression.

Ambassador Lang, in Turkey at the invitation of academic institutions and youth organizations to speak on themes of “freedom” and "European values", found himself confronted not with passive observers but with an organized and militant display of international proletarian solidarity. 

 

TKG activists confronted the envoy directly, chanting “Communism Cannot Be Banned!”, “Long Live Revolutionary Solidarity!”, and “Imperialists and Collaborators Beware, Communist Youth Are Here!” as part of their protest.

This demonstration was held in response to the recent decision by the Polish Constitutional Tribunal on December 3, which declared the Communist Party of Poland incompatible with the Constitution and effectively paved the way for its dissolution. While the tribunal claims this action is justified on the basis that the party promotes so-called “totalitarian practices”, opponents correctly note the political motivations behind this judgment and its embedment within a wider wave of anti-communist policy in Europe.

In their statement, TKG activists emphasized the hypocrisy of the Polish state — and of certain European Union institutions more broadly — which speak in the name of “freedom” and democratic rights abroad while simultaneously endorsing or tolerating harsh restrictions on communist organization and expression at home. The protesters categorically rejected this double standard, stating that they would not tolerate freedom-preaching emissaries moving unchallenged while communist parties are banned and persecuted elsewhere.

Kendi ülkesinde komünizme yasak getirip Türkiye’de gençlere “özgürlükçü Avrupa” masalları anlatan düzenbazlara geçit yok!

Öğrencilerle buluşmak için Eskişehir’i ziyaret eden Polonya Büyükelçisi Maciej Lang’ı bugün “Komünizm Yasaklanamaz” sloganıyla defettik.

Her geçen gün… pic.twitter.com/WzkYNcgiYs

— Türkiye Komünist Gençliği (@TKGninsesi) December 10, 2025

The protest concluded with a clear revolutionary message: “Anti-communists will be defeated; here, as elsewhere, they will retreat with their tails between their legs. Long live revolutionary solidarity!”

This action by the Communist Youth of Turkey, which is the youth wing of the Communist Party of Turkey (TKP), stands as a powerful affirmation that the struggle for communist rights and international solidarity continues unabated. It sends a clear message that communism cannot be outlawed, silenced, or erased — only strengthened through collective struggle and militant resistance.

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