The Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) has called for a mass anti-NATO rally in Ankara on 5 July, ahead of the NATO Summit scheduled to take place in the Turkish capital on 7\u20138 July.<\/p>\n
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In its initial appeal, the party described NATO as an organization that has brought war and destruction to peoples around the world since its foundation and argued that the summit would further integrate Turkey into NATO\u2019s military and political agenda. Calling on citizens to gather in Ankara\u2019s Tando\u011fan Square, TKP declared: \u201cNATO means death and dishonor. Long live life, independence and socialism.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n International anti-NATO meeting in Turkey\u2019s capital<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n TKP had declared July 4\u201312 an Anti-NATO Summit. As part of the week’s activities, an international meeting will be held on 4 July in Ankara, bringing together parties from NATO member states and across Europe. A significant number of parties have already confirmed their participation.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cDon\u2019t even think about it!\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Central Committee of TKP later issued a statement in response to reports suggesting that extraordinary security measures could be imposed in Ankara during the summit and that the anti-NATO rally might face restrictions. Referring to NATO as \u201cthe world\u2019s largest terrorist organization,\u201d TKP warned the authorities: \u201cDon\u2019t even think about it!\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n According to the statement, the party is closely monitoring attempts to turn Ankara into an \u201copen-air prison\u201d because of a planned anti-NATO demonstration. TKP argued that the summit is being used to deepen Turkey\u2019s integration into NATO\u2019s plans and accused both the government and the mainstream opposition of aligning themselves with the alliance.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cThe capitalist class that rules over this system, the AKP government, and the bourgeois opposition that praises NATO at every opportunity may be happy that Trump, the number one person responsible for all these massacres, will be coming to our country,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Referring to recent military attacks in the region, TKP stressed that \u201cUS-made bombs dropped on the peoples of Palestine, Lebanon and our neighbor Iran are still burning in the memory and conscience of our people.\u201d While ruling class may see the summit as an opportunity to secure \u201cnew agreements and new assignments,\u201d the party argued that \u201cthis country does not consist of them and their collaborators alone.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The statement then shifted its focus to public opposition to NATO and US influence in Turkey. \u201cThere is no people in this country who will bow before the plans of the United States, plans that would trample our independence and send our people to death for its own interests,\u201d TKP declared.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n It added that \u201cmillions in this country stand wholeheartedly with the peoples of Palestine and Iran against Israeli and US brutality,\u201d and that there is a people that \u201cfeel shame at the presence of US and NATO bases on the soil of our homeland.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Calling on people to join the demonstration, the party argued that it is the duty of working class patriots, republicans, revolutionaries and communists \u201cto welcome NATO as it deserves\u201d and \u201cto stand up to this imperialist banditry with a major mobilization in Ankara.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n TKP emphasized that the rally should not be seen as an event belonging solely to the party. \u201cThis rally belongs not only to TKP,\u201d the statement said, \u201cbut to all honorable citizens of our country and to everyone sincerely engaged in the struggle against imperialism.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The statement concluded with a call for unity against imperialism and collaboration: <\/p>\n \u201cThis country is ours.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) has called for a mass anti-NATO rally in Ankara on 5 July, ahead of the NATO Summit scheduled to take place in the Turkish capital on 7\u20138 July. In its initial appeal, the party described NATO as an organization that has brought war and destruction to peoples around […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":27723,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[255,257],"tags":[1720],"yoast_head":"\n
\n\u201cJoin us to raise together the banner of our country\u2019s independence. Join us to stand together against collaborators and imperialist bandits.\u201d<\/p>\n