Showing posts with label TKP. Show all posts
Showing posts with label TKP. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Communist Party of Turkey leader Kemal Okuyan on the solution process regarding the Kurdish Issue

Interview with the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Turkey (TKP), Kemal Okuyan, published in the March issue of TKP's monthly newspaper, Boyun Eğme:

Nowadays, everyone asks everyone else: "Do you support or oppose the new Solution Process?". So, let's start from here: How does TKP view this new process? 

Thursday, March 6, 2025

Joint struggle of the communists in Greece and Turkey against the US bases and NATO

Elisseos Vagenas, member of the CC of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) and Head of the Party's International Relations Section, gave an interview to the Turkish newspaper "Cumhuriyet":

— Greek newspapers Dimokratia and Ta Nea claimed that US President Donald Trump has decided to close the alleged US base in Alexandroupoli, Greece. However, US officials issued a statement on the allegations, saying that “the US does not have a base in Alexandroupoli, it is a Greek facility to which the US has access under the Mutual Defense Cooperation Treaty.” What is your assessment of these discussions?

Friday, February 28, 2025

Communist Party of Turkey: Statement on the public letter of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan

In a statement about the public letter of jailed PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan, who called on his movement to lay down its arms and dissolve itself thus ending a 40-year conflict with the Turkish state, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) stresses out:
 
Statement by TKP Central Committee on Öcalan's Letter

To Our People,

Thursday, February 13, 2025

German Election 2025: Statement by Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) Organization in Germany

Statement of the TKP Organization in Germany on the upcoming German Federal Election (Bundestagswahl) which is due to be held on 23 February 2025:

Once again, the February elections are being presented as the ‘most important’ ones—a narrative designed to obscure the lack of real choice for the working class. Not only German institutions and organisations, but also many who claim to represent the Turkish community in Germany are calling on people to vote together against the AfD and for democracy.

Thursday, December 19, 2024

Communist Party of Turkey: Capitalist greed and the Neo-Ottomanist politics are a security threat for Turkey

TKP: HERE IS OUR CONCEPT OF SECURITY

We are working class patriots. We stand for justice, equality and overall goodness within and outside our country's borders.

It is widely known that wealth, all natural resources and power are usurped by a minority. Incentives, monetary policies, public expenditures, and tax regulations all serve the interests of this minority. The cabinet and all the institutions of the government implement policies to promote the interests of this minority. 

Monday, October 21, 2024

Communist Party of Turkey on Fethullah Gülen's death

In a comment posted on social media concerning the death of US-based cleric Fethullah Gülen, the Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) stresses out:

"He was a faithful servant of the capital and the multinational monopolies. His greatest service was the realization of the expansionist ambitions of the capitalist class in Turkey and implementation of regional policies developed in collaboration with the USA. He led a life full of crimes against the people and laid the foundations of conditions in Turkey today, which is built by the AKP government. 

Monday, September 16, 2024

Communist Party of Turkey: TKP 14th Congress Political Report and Resolutions

The 14th Congress of the Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) was held on the weekend of September 7-8, with the participation of almost 400 Party delegates from across the country, under the slogan "STRENGTHENING FOR REVOLUTIONARY TASKS, THROUGH STRENGTHENING TOWARDS REVOLUTION AND SOCIALISM". 

You can read here the Political Report of the 14th TKP Congress.

The following Resolutions were adopted by the 14th TKP Congress:

Monday, September 9, 2024

Communist Party of Turkey: The 14th Congress of TKP concluded successfully


Photo: tkp.org.tr
The 14th Congress of the Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) was held on the weekend of September 7-8, with the participation of almost 400 Party delegates from across the country, under the slogan "STRENGTHENING FOR REVOLUTIONARY TASKS, THROUGH STRENGTHENING TOWARDS REVOLUTION AND SOCIALISM".

The Political Report, which was accepted unanimously by the delegates, included a comprehensive analysis and evaluation on a series of issues, such as: 

Tuesday, September 3, 2024

Communist Party of Turkey: Mass protest against US warship docked in Izmir port

The Communist Party of Turkey (TKP), declaring that ‘the ports of our country cannot be the supply and logistics point of the imperialists’, protested in front of İzmir Port and started the ‘honour watch’ that will last until the ship leaves the port.

‘This is a message by the US, it has symbolic importance’

It was revealed that Turkey’s first amphibious warships TCG Anadolu and TCG Gökova conducted joint training exercises in the Mediterranean between August 13-17 with US Navy forces USS Wasp and USS Oak Hill.

Friday, August 2, 2024

TKP General Secretary Kemal Okuyan: War is knocking Middle East's door

Recent article by Kemal Okuyan, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Turkey (TKP), published on soL News Portal on August 2, 2024.
 
Here is the reality: War is knocking at the door

Israel wants a full-scale conflict. Its interests and the fanaticism it constantly nurtures require that. It believes that it has seized a favourable opportunity to consolidate and expand the territories it has occupied. 

Friday, May 31, 2024

Communist Party of Turkey on the 11th anniversary of the Gezi Park protests

Statement by Central Committee of the Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) on the 11th anniversary of the Gezi Park protests which turned to a great resistance all over Turkey:

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

Statement by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) on the 75th anniversary of establishment of NATO:

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

Fatih Mehmet Maçoğlu and Hizam Hasirci
Against all odds and despite political polarisation between the governing AKP and the Kemalist Republican People's Party-CHP, the Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) emerged significantly strengthened from the municipal elections of March 31. 

Particularly significant is the performance of TKP in the earthquake-ridden Defne municipality, in Hatay, where its candidateHizam Hasirci, received 39.62% thus coming in the second place. Additionally, the communist candidate in the Istanbul district of KadıköyFatih Mehmet Maçoğlu (formerly mayor of Dersim) was placed third, with 10.01% of the votes. 

Friday, March 22, 2024

Communist mayor of Patras Kostas Peletidis visits Turkey, meets with TKP delegation

Kostas Peletidis, the communist mayor of Patras, Greece's third largest city, visited Turkey as a guest of the Communist Party of Turkey (TKP). In a joint meeting with TKP, the communists of both countries evaluated the elections and communist approach to municipalities. 
 
Delegations from TKP and the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) met journalists in Istanbul on Friday morning.

Friday, March 15, 2024

Communist Party of Turkey: 14 Communist Principles for Municipal Elections

As the Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) prepares for the local elections on March 31 (check out here TKP's major candidacies), it declares that it will act with the following principles wherever a communist municipality will be actualized:

  1. 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

In a meeting held at Nazim Hikmet Cultural Center in Istanbul, the Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) presented its candidates for the local elections that are scheduled to take place on 31 March 2024. 

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 6, 2024

Communist Party of Turkey on anniversary of deadly earthquake: "We will not forget, we will not forgive"

In a statement on the first anniversary of the devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake that hit South Eastern Turkey and Syria in February 2023, leading to at least 54,000 deaths, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) stresses out:

"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. 

Thursday, January 25, 2024

Communist Party of Turkey condemns Grand National Assembly's approval of Sweden NATO bid

In a statement, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) stresses out:

"The Grand National Assembly of Turkey has made another shameful decision. The issue of Sweden's membership to NATO was discussed in the General Assembly of the Parliament today and approved with a majority of votes. As it is known, after the start of the war in Ukraine, NATO's attempt to gain new members in Northern Europe gained great momentum and the membership of Sweden and Finland was immediately on the agenda. As a result of an extremely fast process, Finland became a member of NATO and the Turkish Parliament was one of the parliaments that signed this historic decision in March 2023. 

Monday, January 15, 2024

Security threat: Ottomanism, Islamism, Kurdism, Turkism and Imperialism!

Security threat: Ottomanism, Islamism, Kurdism, Turkism and Imperialism!
 
On the evening of January 12, many soldiers were killed and wounded. The attack did not take place within Turkey’s borders, but instead beyond them.

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 2, 2023

Turkey and the Socialist Revolution: Are We Chasing a Dream?

By Kemal Okuyan, TKP General Secretary 

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”.