EMEP: NOTHING IS OVER, WE WILL HEIGHTEN THE STRUGGLE FOR WORK, BREAD AND FREEDOM “We cannot change the current situation by waiting for election periods. The way forward is for workers and labourers to unite and fight for their economic and political demands.” Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was re-elected in the second round of the presidential...
The Labour Party – Turkey (EMEP) has announced a declaration regarding the roadmap, programme of struggle and alliance policies for the upcoming period.The Labour Party (EMEP) has announced its programme of struggle in the current conditions of the country and its roadmap for alliance policies.The declaration is announced to the public on Sunday, at the...
To refuse to pay the bill for and carry the burden of the crisis; to break the cycle of economic, psychological and physical violence against women! Women in Turkey face International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women on 25th November in harsher conditions. Increasing poverty caused by the crisis is provoking more violence against...
The Labour Party (EMEP) Executive Board (GYK) assessed the results of the June 24th elections. During the two-day meetings, the election process, the election day, and the events that followed were discussed in detail. EMEP published a statement after the discussion “Erdoğan and the Presidential Alliance evaluated the victory of the elections as an “advantage”...
The elections on 24 June took place under conditions of OHAL (State of Emergency), inequality, media monopoly and the oppressive, polarising political discourse of the government. Therefore, Erdoğan’s declaration of a “celebration of democracy” – which he based on high participation – does not reflect reality. You cannot claim that the election was just or...
Turkey entered a hurried election period with a decision from the Presidential Alliance. Despite repeated protests since the beginning of OHAL (state of emergency) against antidemocratic conditions, Erdoğan ve Bahçeli took the erroneous decision of going to an election. This is a demonstration of how uninterested they are in a democratic election process and a...
“In the early hours of Saturday, 14th April, the US, British and French warplanes and missiles hit Syria. These attacks had no justification. Imperialist powers once again attacked another country without presenting any concrete evidence, as was the case in Iraq. These imperialist aggressors claim to represent the international community and state that they punish...
As the Labour Youth, we are calling the youth of Turkey to unite against these war policies and join the struggle for peace and an independent, democratic, secular country! AKP government had been trying to convince the people for operation to Afrin in the name of a nationalist foreign policy, and the operation has started...
As the Labour Party (EMEP), we call on the peoples of Turkey and workers of all nationalities to demand an ‘END’ to the Afrin operation, which pushes the country into a ring of fire for the interests of the government The Afrin Operation, started Saturday following long preparations, is celebrated by the government and its...
US President Donald Trump announced that he would relocate the US Embassy to Jerusalem, officially recognising the city as the capital of Israel. This is a serious provocation. It will cause new conflicts in the Middle East. With this step, Trump wants to launch such a process of conflict. With this decision, Trump aims to...
