Communist and Workers' Parties: Stop the Repression Against TKP and Anti-NATO Protesters in Turkey!

Joint Statement by Communist and Workers' Parties

Stop the Repression Against TKP and Anti-NATO Protesters in Turkey

We, the undersigned Communist and Workers' Parties, strongly condemn the repression carried out by the Turkish authorities against the demonstration organized by the Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) in Ankara in protest of the NATO Summit. 

KKE's contribution at the International Meeting against NATO in Istanbul

A delegation of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE), comprising Yannis Protoulis, member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the KKE, and Aris Evangelidis, member of the Central Committee of the KKE, visited Istanbul, where, an International Meeting of Communist Parties from NATO member states was held on Saturday, 4 July. 

 

The meeting was organized by the Communist Party of Turkey ahead of the imperialist alliance’s summit in Ankara.

 

Turkish communists defy protest ban ahead of NATO Summit, hold demonstrations across Turkey

The Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) defied a blanket ban on demonstrations imposed across central Ankara ahead of the NATO summit, leading anti-NATO protests in six cities on Saturday despite a heavy police presence and mass detentions. 

Hundreds of TKP members gathered in central Ankara at the time and place previously announced by the party, despite extraordinary security measures that had effectively placed parts of the capital under a de facto state of emergency. As demonstrators marched toward Kızılay Square chanting anti-NATO and anti-imperialist slogans, police intervened and detained more than 100 participants. 

International Anti-NATO Summit to be held in Istanbul

The Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) has designated 4-12 July as Anti-NATO Summit in response to the NATO Summit taking place in Ankara within the same week. As part of the week’s activities, the party will organize marches and public events in several cities across the country, while also hosting an international summit in İstanbul. 

The summit will bring together communist and workers’ parties from NATO member states, along with representatives of the World Peace Council and the World Federation of Democratic Youth. The gathering is intended to express a united and uncompromising opposition to NATO’s latest plans.