STATEMENTS

¡Hasta la victoria siempre, Comandante!

Letter of TKP CC to the leadership of the Communist Party of Cuba on the third anniversary of Fidel's loss

Dear comrades,

If one of the major events that marked the twentieth century, which progressive people of the world took as a guide to socialism was the Great October Revolution, the other was the victory of the Cuban Revolution led by Fidel Castro Ruz.

In the third year of his physical loss, at a time that inequalities, injustice and exploitation prevailing in various parts of the world today, we respectfully salute the ideas of Comandante Fidel and persistence of the Cuban people to those ideas, calling "I am Fidel!"

Today, in the face of imperialist attacks humanity needs more solidarity and organization than ever before. In every part of the world, Cuba has been on side of those who fight against inequality, healing the wounds of disaster victims, provides health service in 65 countries with their doctors. Since 1959, they are demonstrating the solidarity we need.

Today, the Cuban people declare once again to the world that they are following the footsteps of Fidel against the US blockade, the lies of the media and the wave of counterrevolution in the region. We express our deepest feelings of solidarity with the Cuban people, and in the third year of his loss, saying to Fidel "Hasta la Victoria, Siempre!"
 

Communist Party of Turkey
Central Committee
25.11.2019

NEWS FROM TURKEY & TKP

Joint Appeal by Communist Parties for the International Solidarity Day with Palestine

Communist and workers' parties from around the world, including TKP, responded to the initiative by the Communist Party of Israel and Palestinian People's Party, signing a Joint Appeal for the International Solidarity Day with Palestine, calling for an end to occupation and imperialist aggression

"On the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People (29th of November), the undersigned Communist and Workers' parties affirm that the key to peace and stability in the Middle East is the end of the Israeli occupation, and the implementation of the Palestinian people's right to self-determination and the establishment of the independent Palestinian state within the borders of June 4, 1967 with East Jerusalem as its capital, and the resolution of the refugee issue in accordance with UN Resolution 194."

For the full text of the statement: https://news.sol.org.tr/key-peace-and-stability-middle-east-end-israeli-occupation-176387

Workers of SIMO textile in Turkey resisting for their rights

The workers of the SIMO textile, the subcontractor of Sun textile which works for international brands like Zara, Bershka, M&S, Esprit, Next, Tesco, Amazon, have been picketing in front of the factory in İzmir Çiğli Atatürk organized industrial area in order to gain their rights since 18th November 2019.

The workers contacted ‘We breath down the bosses’ neck' platform initiated by the Communist Party of Turkey (TKP), and decided to act together. Later, the workers undertook an action on 15th November and declared their demands. As a result of this action, the workers gained some of their salaries.

https://news.sol.org.tr/workers-simo-textile-turkey-resisting-their-rights-176376

European drug report: Turkey controls heroin trade

 

European Drugs and Drug Addiction Monitoring Center and EUROPOL jointly prepared a report stating that the heroin brought to Europe is largely under the control of organized crime groups in Turkey.

https://news.sol.org.tr/european-drug-report-turkey-controls-heroin-trade-176382

ARTICLES

Killing Fidel

TKP General Secretary Kemal Okuyan commemorates Fidel Castro’s passing in its 3rd anniversary with an article in soL news portal.
 

" ...They could not kill Fidel Castro.

Dictator Batista put lots of effort into it, but he could not annihilate the guerilla Fidel. The CIA worked so much for it, but it could not beat down the leader of the Revolution.

Then the liberal mind tried to make a “bloody dictator” out of Fidel. If it succeeded, it would be the heaviest “death”. But the hand Cuban children extended, the kind look on the elders, the bedrock will of the women recreated by the Revolution, bright and honest presence of the Communist Party of Cuba did not allow it.

...

They could not kill him. Three years ago, he closed his eyes in his bed peacefully, with the comfort of making the country used to his absence day by day, never to open again.

I am not saying “Long live”, he sure is to do so.

I just want to thank him only, just like millions of other people.

Gracias Comandante…"

TKP fights against addiction: "Addiction is slavery"

Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) has recently started a campaign against addiction, following a statement released by the party’s Central Committee. Many steps have been taken towards this issue and campaign in the party's district house organizations and in the political work among the youth.

TKP CC member Erhan Nalçacı answered the questions of TKP weekly, Boyun Eğme, on this campaign against addiction.

Nalçacı says "...we took measures to reduce the legitimacy of addiction. For example, shouldering more responsibility is important in the life of a communist. This does not mean careerism as in the existing system. Within the party, we have declared that being free of addictions is a criterion to take more responsibility."

For full text: https://news.sol.org.tr/tkp-fights-against-addiction-addiction-slavery-176372