Saturday, July 20, 2024
KKE on the 50th anniversary of the Turkish invasion and occupation of Cyprus
Friday, July 19, 2024
WFTU: On the 50th anniversary of the double crime of the coup d’etat and the Turkish invasion in Cyprus
On the occasion of the 50th dark anniversary of the double crime of the coup d’état and the Turkish invasion, the World Federation of Trade Unions expresses once again its unwavering solidarity for the struggle of the people and the working class of Cyprus towards the solution of the Cyprus problem and the liberation and reunification of the island.
Tuesday, July 16, 2024
Communist Initiative of Cyprus: 50 years since the twin imperialist crime of 1974
"50 years have passed since the twin imperialist crime of 1974, but its wounds remain open. Cyprus and its people are still divided because of the Turkish occupation and the ongoing NATO crime. The treasonous coup and the Turkish invasion in July 1974 did not come out of the blue.
Friday, May 31, 2024
Communist Party of Turkey on the 11th anniversary of the Gezi Park protests
11 years ago, a vast segment of society rose up against the AKP government. The anger and resistance of millions turned into a great mass movement. By putting enlightenment, secularism, freedom, and working class patriotism at the center of the resistance, the people managed to draw the line to the AKP government. And through their fury and courage, people reminded AKP of who really owns this country.
Thursday, April 4, 2024
NATO has been threatening humanity for 75 years — Statement by the Communist Party of Turkey
Today, the 4th April 2024 marks the 75th anniversary of NATO’s establishment. No matter how much the governments, parliaments and corporate media of NATO member countries try to paint a glorious past for this organization, its foundation is nothing to be celebrated: NATO is one of the worst things that ever happened to humanity.
Tuesday, April 2, 2024
Turkey's Communist Party emerges strengthened in municipal elections, doubles its votes
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Fatih Mehmet Maçoğlu and Hizam Hasirci |
Particularly significant is the performance of TKP in the earthquake-ridden Defne municipality, in Hatay, where its candidate, Hizam Hasirci, received 39.62% thus coming in the second place. Additionally, the communist candidate in the Istanbul district of Kadıköy, Fatih Mehmet Maçoğlu (formerly mayor of Dersim) was placed third, with 10.01% of the votes.
Friday, March 15, 2024
Communist Party of Turkey: 14 Communist Principles for Municipal Elections
- For communists, the main goal in municipalities is first and foremost to open channels for the people, who are becoming increasingly conscious of their organization, to participate in governance.
Saturday, February 24, 2024
Turkey's Communist Party nominates journalist Orhan Gökdemir to run for Istanbul mayor
TKP General Secretary Kemal Okuyan underlined: “We are a Marxist party. We know that it is the central political power that will change everything. "However, local elections offer the opportunity to create some cracks in the order", he said.
Tuesday, February 13, 2024
Cypriot communists protested against foreign military bases and NATO in Nicosia
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The protesters denounced Israel's genocidal crimes against the Palestinian people and the bloodshed in Yemen, also highlighting the involvement of Cyprus through the British bases thus condemning the complicity of yet another Cypriot government. The Communist Initiative also denounced Cyprus' participation in the EU's imperialist military operation in the Red Sea.
Tuesday, February 6, 2024
Communist Party of Turkey on anniversary of deadly earthquake: "We will not forget, we will not forgive"
"We remember the great disaster like it was yesterday.
How can we forget the thousands of people who died under the rubble while the state was completely absent, who were displaced from their homes and left to despair, how can we forget our neighborhoods, our districts, our labor, our history.
Monday, January 15, 2024
Security threat: Ottomanism, Islamism, Kurdism, Turkism and Imperialism!
We know that the real reason for Turkey’s military presence in foreign lands, especially in Syria and Iraq, is the insatiable greed for profit of the capitalist class.
Thursday, November 30, 2023
Turkish communists cowardly attacked by fascists in Ankara University — Messages of solidarity
There was a similar attack attempt by fascists at the same faculty a few days earlier, but it was repelled by TKP members.
Thursday, November 2, 2023
Turkey and the Socialist Revolution: Are We Chasing a Dream?
October 2023
The question “Do you really believe in revolution?” is probably not asked only to Turkish communists.
It has been 32 years since the collapse of the Soviet Union. We labeled the 20th century the era of transition from capitalism to socialism. In the last decade of that century and in the period that followed, we did not encounter even a single example that could mean “transition to socialism”.
Thursday, October 26, 2023
The war in Gaza and the stance of the communists
The slaughter in the Middle East didn't begin on October 7. Last weeks' developments have been in gestation in the womb of a colossal injustice experienced by an entire people. The Palestinian people.
The reality is one and indisputable: The occupation of Palestinian territories by the Israeli state and the absence of an independent, sovereign Palestinian state are the source of the evil, which has been perpetuated since 1948, thus leading to millions of victims and displaced people.
Sunday, August 20, 2023
KKE and AKEL condemn attack on UN peacekeeping forces in Cyprus' buffer zone
The Communist Party of Greece (KKE) in an announcement on Saturday underlined that the occupation authorities in north Cyprus arbitrary decision to carry out unauthorised construction works for the opening of a road that would link the occupied village Arsos with Pyla (inhabited by Turkish-Cypriots and Greek-Cypriots) along with the attack against UN peacekeeping forces aims to the creation of fait accompli and triggers a dangerous tension in the area.
Tuesday, July 11, 2023
The struggle against NATO cannot be postponed — Statement by the Communist Party of Turkey (TKP)
"It is only a matter of time before NATO, the world’s largest terrorist organisation, expands to include one more country.
We cannot be expected to remain indifferent to Sweden’s membership of NATO. Our interest does not only come from our responsibility to fight against the role of our own government in the oppression of the peoples of other countries.
Tuesday, June 13, 2023
KKE denounces the dangerous games played by ND, SYRIZA and PASOK with the Muslim minority of Thrace
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The acute problems faced by the minority in Thrace have the same cause as those faced by the entire Greek people; therefore the struggle must be joint within the framework of the labour and popular movement.
Sunday, June 11, 2023
The 23rd International Meeting of Communist Parties (IMCWP) to be held in Izmir, Turkey on 20-22 October
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The decision was taken during the IMCWP Working Group meeting that was held in Istanbul on Saturday 10 June.
The responsibility for organizing and hosting of October's meeting belongs to the Communist Party of Turkey (TKP). It is reminded that Izmir had hosted the 21st IMCWP in October 2019.
Thursday, June 1, 2023
10th anniversary of Gezi Park Resistance: TKP hold a protest on Istanbul's Istiklal street
Tuesday, May 30, 2023
The Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) on Erdogan's re-election: No room for pessimism, we 'll be victorious
"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.