Communist Party of Turkey (TKP)
Turkish communists protest NATO expansion as parliament votes to lift veto on Sweden’s entry

Various communist groups in Turkey have reiterated their demand for Turkey’s exit from NATO and the closure of all NATO bases in the country

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg Vilnius Summit A dark day for peace: Communists slam Sweden’s likely accession to NATO

As Turkey agreed to lift its veto on Sweden’s accession to NATO, communists in these countries condemned the expanding footprint of the military alliance and the accompanying militarization

Sivas massacre Turkey Communist party vows to continue fight for a “secular Turkey” on 30th anniversary of Sivas massacre

37 people, including 33 activists of the Turkish Communist Party (TKP), were burnt to death in a fire started by religious fanatics and right-wing mobs in Sivas in central Turkey in 1993

Merdan Yanardağ Turkish journalist Merdan Yanardağ arrested for criticizing government’s treatment of Abdullah Ocalan

Merdan Yanardağ, a prominent Turkish television journalist, was arrested after he criticized Turkish authorities for not allowing Ocalan to meet his family members and his lawyer

Erdogan wins Turkish elections Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan secures another term following runoff election

Erdoğan secured 52.16% of votes in the May 28 run-off against opposition candidate Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu who won 47.84% votes, as per an unofficial media tally. The incumbent president’s People’s Alliance secured a majority in parliament in the May 14 polls

In Turkish elections, will unprecedented legitimacy crisis bring down Recep Tayyip Erdogan?

Anıl Çınar of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Turkey talks about the elections that will be held on May 14, the project of President Erdogan’s AKP, and the failures of opposition over the years which have enabled his fundamentalist agenda

Daily Round-Up | US teachers end strike after contract agreement and more stories

In today’s episode, we bring you stories of striking teachers in the United States, rallies for the defense of democracy in Bolivia, US airstrikes in Syria, and a new electoral alliance in Turkey

Leftist parties in Turkey form new political coalition

The new alliance, the Union of Socialist Forces, has resolved to put an end to the conservative rule in Turkey led by Erdoğan and the AKP, as well as defend secularism and withdraw from NATO

Turkey protests Communists demand ouster of US military and NATO from Turkey

Communist parties in Turkey and Greece have resolved to put forth a consolidated struggle against the NATO alliance, imperialist wars and capitalist barbarism

Workers Rally - Turkey 1 Massive workers’ mobilization in Turkey demands fair minimum wage

In a massive rally in Istanbul called by the Confederation of Revolutionary Trade Unions (DiSK), workers demanded an increase in the minimum wage in the country to at least 5,200 Turkish Lira (USD 358.80) in order to meet their basic needs

Thousands protest in Buenos Aires amid government-IMF debt talks and other stories

Today we look at a debt restructuring talks between Argentina and the IMF, a workers’ protest against rising costs and poverty in Turkey, and more

101 years of communist struggle in Turkey

On the 101st anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of Turkey, Peoples Dispatch spoke to Ekin Sönmez, a member of the party’s Central Committee, about how the party is confronting the urgent challenges facing Turkey’s working class and is deepening the struggle for socialism