Today a ‘Peace Demonstration’ organised by four big trade unions in Ankara targeted by two bomb attacks. Two bombs went off within the masses converging on the demonstration square at 10 am this morning near Ankara Railway Station. According to government figures the death toll stands at 86 and 186 people were wounded. 9 of...
Metal workers’ resistance broke out in Bursa and quickly spread to other major industrial cities at time when all attention was focused on 7th June general elections, one of the most critical elections in Turkish history. Workers occupied factories and stopped production at big automotive factories of Renault, TOFAŞ (produces FIAT automobiles), Ford and Turk...
An important election with potentially important political consequences has been concluded in Turkey. The incumbent AKP remained the first party with 40.7% of the vote and 258 seats but failed to achieve a majority. The Social Democrat CHP held on to their 25% and got 132 seats. The fascist MHP got 16.5% of the vote...
Our 7th General Conference met at a time of critical internal and external political situation. The struggle for supremacy among imperialists led to fierce conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine; this struggle is sharpening with the use of all economic, financial and military means and leading to new imperialist fronts. The ‘new Ottoman’ foreign...
The 20th anniversary of the International Conference of Marxist-Leninist Parties and organisations (CIPOML) has been celebrated in Istanbul on 23 November. 20 member parties and organisations took part in the celebrations, organised by the Labour Party (EMEP). The Celebration started at 4pm and lasted five hours. It started with a minute’s silence in the name...
Labour Party (EMEP) leader Selma Gürkan stated that the resistance started at Gezi Park widened to become an opposition to AKP government policies. Regarding the Prime Minister’s stance she said “This is not simply insistence on the Barracks. The PM knows that if he takes a back step now others will follow”. Gürkan answered our...
