Statements from Austria, Canada, the Netherlands and Palestine.
Communist parties in Canada, the Netherlands, Austria and Palestine are sending their solidarity to comrades in the Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) and to the Turkish people who have faced repression and arrest during the recent protests in the country.
The TKP announced on Wednesday that at least six of its members had been arrested.
Solidarity with the Communist Party of Turkey
The Central Committee of the Party of Labour of Austria (PdA) declares its solidarity with the Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) in view of the unlawful arrest of several TKP members. The Party of Labour condemns the repression by the AKP government.
On 24 March, the head of the TKP's Istanbul provincial organisation, Ahmet Dincel, Party Council member Arda Hacıyusufoğlu and four other party members were arrested by the police. The pretext for these arrests is the TKP's involvement in the protests in Saraçhane in Istanbul against the recent wave of arrests and repression in Turkey.
This repression is part of a broader strategy by the AKP government to curtail political space and undermine the fundamental democratic right of people in Turkey to participate in politics. Recent events, including the arrest of the mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem İmamoğlu, as well as numerous other opposition figures, highlight the profound crisis facing the AKP government.
The TKP has taken a clear stance from the outset and called on the people of Turkey to organise against the AKP's arbitrary rule. Protests were organised in several cities to defend the right to vote and to denounce the government's repressive measures. Meanwhile, the AKP and its propaganda organs are trying to portray the justified protests as operations allegedly controlled by ‘foreign powers’ in order to divert attention from their own political and economic failures.
The Central Committee of the Party of Labour of Austria condemns the repression against the TKP members and all progressive forces in Turkey. We stand in solidarity with the TKP and the working class in Turkey who are fighting for democracy and socialism.
Freedom for the imprisoned TKP members!
Long live international solidarity!
International Commission of the Central Committee of the NCPN
The New Communist Party of the Netherlands (NCPN) strongly condemns the recent arrest of the mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem İmamoğlu, the repression of, and violence against the large-scale demonstrations against the repressive AKP government, and the recent arrest of our comrades from the Turkish Communist Party (TKP).
These arrests are a direct attack on the democratic rights of the Turkish people and on all those who fight for a better future for the Turkish people. The capitalist AKP government, which is taking increasingly harsh action against the people, is trying to crush any form of resistance through oppression, arrests and violence. Meanwhile, the EU, NATO and the US are working closely with Erdoğan’s AKP government to safeguard their interests in the region.
We declare our full solidarity with the TKP and all political prisoners who are being detained because of their struggle against the growing repression. The working class and progressive forces in Turkey will not allow themselves to be intimidated by repression.
The NCPN calls for the immediate release of those arrested and supports the struggle of the Turkish labour movement and communists against the capitalist and authoritarian rule of the AKP.
Solidarity with the TKP! Freedom for all political prisoners!
Dear comrades,
The Central Committee of the Communist Party of Canada conveys militant greetings to the leadership and members of the Communist Party of Turkey (TKP), and demands the immediate release of the six TKP members unjustly detained by Turkish authorities in a vain attempt to silence popular protests against the suppression of justice and dissent in that country.
Our Party stands with you and all democratically-minded forces in Turkey in the face of the draconian measures of the Erdoğan government to intimidate the labour and political rights of the people. At this critical moment, the TKP and the democratic forces of Turkey are remaining firm, refusing to bow down to authoritarian pressures and actions. We stand in solidarity with your principled resistance!
Comradely,
Central Executive,
Communist Party of Canada
Palestinian Communist Party & Palestinian Communist Youth Union
To the comrades of the Communist Party of Turkey,
We are following with deep concern and strong condemnation the repressive campaign targeting our comrades in the Communist Party of Turkey, which comes as part of a fierce attack on the revolutionary forces and the working class in Turkey. These arbitrary measures, aimed at restricting political freedoms and party activity, reaffirm that class struggle remains at the core of the confrontation between the forces of revolutionary change and the regimes of oppression and exploitation.
What the Communist Party of Turkey is facing is part of a reactionary and obscurantist agenda designed to crush the workers’ movement and the revolutionary forces, ensuring the continued dominance of capital and reactionary forces at the expense of the people’s rights and dignity. This direct targeting of communist militants reflects the fear of authoritarian regimes from the consciousness of the masses and their legitimate struggle against poverty, exploitation, and political repression.
The Palestinian Communist Party and the Palestinian Communist Youth Union express their full solidarity with the arrested comrades and call for their immediate and unconditional release. We also reaffirm our support for the Communist Party of Turkey in its struggle against tyranny and the reactionary agenda that seeks to silence every revolutionary and progressive voice, as well as in its ongoing fight for social justice, workers’ rights, and people’s power.
We will continue to raise our voices in the global solidarity campaign and actively participate in all efforts to expose and condemn these crimes, including spreading messages of solidarity through our platforms and addressing relevant authorities to demand an immediate halt to these violations.
Long live the struggle of the working class against exploitation and oppression!
Long live proletarian internationalism and global solidarity!
Long live the Communist Party of Turkey in its battle against obscurantism and tyranny!
Palestinian Communist Party
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