On the 103rd anniversary of the founding of the Republic of Turkey, mass marches were held in Ankara, İstanbul, and İzmir following the call by the Communist Party of Turkey (TKP).
Marchers took to the streets under the slogan “We reclaim the republic stolen from us,” emphasizing the need for rebuilding it in the hands of its true guardians: the working people.
Under the slogan “This country is ours! Long live the Socialist Republic!”, workers, retirees and young people marched side by side for equality, secularism and independence, against the exploitation of labour and the rule of capital.
In the speeches delivered during the demonstrations, the question “Who stole the Republic, built on the blood and sweat of the working people?” was answered. The role of the capitalist class in seizing the country’s wealth and resources was emphasized, along with the need for class struggle and a decisive break with the rule of capital to defend republican values.
