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By Fred Weston
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Wednesday, 24 October 2007 |
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The Turkish parliament has voted massively in favour of granting its
army permission to carry out widespread military operations inside Iraq.
Diplomatic pressure has been mounting to pull Turkey back from the brink, but the
Turkish army continues to amass troops on its southeastern border. From being
the most stable region of Iraq,
the Kurdish area may become its most unstable and bloody.
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By Marksist Tutum
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Friday, 18 May 2007 |
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At the end April Turkey was thrown into a constitutional
crisis as the ruling AK Party’s presidential candidate failed to gain the
support of two thirds of parliament. The Republican People’s Party (CHP)
challenged the result through the Constitutional
Court. Now Turkey faces early elections.
Behind all this is the ongoing conflict between the AKP, which has the backing
of big capital in Turkey
and imperialism, and the old Kemalist military state apparatus.
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By workers who are members of the UID-DER
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Tuesday, 11 July 2006 |
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On June 25, 600 worker brothers and sisters from various
factories, neighbourhoods and towns in Turkey turned out for the launch meeting
of the UID-DER (Association of International Workers’ Solidarity – Turkey)
determined to make it a success and offer a genuine class alternative to the
Turkish workers.
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By our Turkish correspondent
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Wednesday, 03 May 2006 |
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This
year’s May Day rally in Istanbul was somewhat smaller than last
year’s. However, there are growing tensions in Turkish society over
such issues as cuts in welfare and pensions and rising unemployment.
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By In Defence of Marxism editorial board
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Friday, 21 November 2003 |
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On November 20, two explosions devastated the offices of HSBC, a
British-based bank, and the British consulate in a busy part of
Istanbul. Marxists utterly condemn this brutal and barbarous act of
terrorism. It cannot be justified on any political grounds. It does not
help the people of Iraq. It does not strike a blow against world
imperialism. It will not weaken the Turkish state. On the contrary. It
plays directly into the hands of the state and imperialism. |
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By Elif Çağlı from Marksist Tutum
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Tuesday, 25 March 2003 |
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This article was written in the early stages of the present war.
Unfortunately for technical reasons its publication was delayed. It
gives an interesting perspective as it was written by Marxists in
Turkey, a country closely involved in what is unfolding in Iraq. |
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By Marksist Tutum
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Friday, 21 March 2003 |
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The war in Iraq is the burning issue in Turkey today. But apart from this
central issue there were (and are) two other main items on the agenda of the
class struggle here, the new labour bill and the International Working Women's
Day. |
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By Deniz Moralı in Turkey
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Friday, 07 March 2003 |
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We received this article a few days ago from a Turkish Marxist, who
looks at the reasons behind the failure of Turkey's parliament to pass
a motion giving the US the right to move its troops across Turkish
territory into Iraq. Now it seems the Turkish government is attempting
to get a second motion authorising the US to use Turkish air space to
bomb Iraq, and this is to be voted on tomorrow. |
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By Marksist Tutum
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Friday, 07 March 2003 |
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On March 1, Ankara witnessed two important events. While as a result of
the dirty haggles between the government and the US, parliament was
negotiating the government petition for a permit to allow US troops on
to Turkish soil, there were tens of thousands of workers and youth in
the streets of Ankara shouting no to war in Iraq. From Turkish Marxist
website Marksist Tutum. |
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By Marksist Tutum
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Monday, 02 December 2002 |
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On December 1, 20,000 people took part in an anti-war demo in Istanbul.
Although there was a lively and angry mood on some sections of the demo
the turnout was rather low compared to previous demonstrations. The
trade unions did not help as, although they were officially part of the
promoting group, they did very little to mobilise their forces. This,
in spite of the fact that an overwhelming majority of 80-90 percent of
the population is against the war. |
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By Marksist Tutum
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Friday, 22 November 2002 |
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This is the translation of an appeal (1 Aralikta Alanlara!) published by the Turkish Marxist website Marksist Tutum for the forthcoming antiwar demo in Istanbul on December 1. The original Turkish version is also available in pdf format to be downloaded and printed out. |
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By Elif Çagli
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Wednesday, 06 November 2002 |
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The coming period will be a test for the AKP government. The workers
and toilers in general, who voted for the AKP seeing in it a hope for
salvation, need to draw important lessons from this coming period of
government on the basis of their own experiences. The truth has to be
explained and the advanced layers need to be organised. This task falls
on the shoulders of revolutionary Marxists. |
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By Deniz Morali
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Tuesday, 05 November 2002 |
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Turkey's political establishment has been stunned by the landslide
election victory of the moderate Islamic Justice and Development Party,
the AKP. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the former mayor of Istanbul who leads
the party, won a crushing victory in Sunday's election. None of the
parties that went into parliament at the last elections have survived.
This dramatic turnaround is an expression of the anger, frustration and
disgust of the masses with the corrupt and degenerate bourgeois
parties, which have ruled Turkey for the last four years. However their
experience of an AKP government will be a bitter lesson for them. This
is another bourgeois party that will do nothing for the Turkish masses.
The scene is being set for the intervention of the masses on the
industrial front. |
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By Marksist Tutum
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Monday, 04 November 2002 |
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This document is a history of the working class in Turkey, from the
19th century to the present day. It is from the English section of the
Turkish Marxist website Sinif Mücadelesinde Marksist Tutum. |
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By Elif Çagli
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Friday, 16 August 2002 |
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From a geopolitical point of view Turkey has an important strategic
position, not only for imperialism, but also for the world proletarian
revolution. Quite significant economic and industrial development has
been made particularly since the 60’s and this process has enormously
strengthened the proletariat. Of course, in comparison to the big
European countries, the basis of Turkish capitalism remains relatively
weak and unstable. The rotten and corrupt Turkish bourgeoisie has not
been able to solve any of the fundamental problems of society. This
article looks at the current situation in Turkey, and the tasks facing
Marxists. |
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By Marksist Tutum
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Tuesday, 07 May 2002 |
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This a report from Turkey on the May Day celebrations. Despite
intimidation from the state, and the fact that May 1 was a working day,
the demonstrations in many cities were larger than in previous years. |
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By Internationalist Communists from Turkey
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Wednesday, 09 January 2002 |
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This article was sent to us by a group of Internationalist Communist
from Turkey. It analyses the role of Turkey on the international scene,
the economic crisis affecting the country, how the Turkish bourgeoisie
is trying to drag itself out of this crisis and the repercussions this
has on its home and foreign policy. |
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By the Internationalist Communists of Turkey
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Saturday, 10 November 2001 |
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The present war, in which US imperialism seeks to maintain its
hegemony, is further aggravating the current contradictions in Turkey.
Although the country is engulfed in a serious economic crisis, Turkey
is setting out to undertake new roles in the region, playing "little
brother" of the USA. The Internationalist Communists of Turkey report
on anti-war movements, and send solidarity greetings from the Turkish
workers. |
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By In Defence of Marxism
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Monday, 06 August 2001 |
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This is an interview with an Internationalist Communist from Turkey
active in the trade union movement, in which she describes the
situation of brutal repression facing worker activists in Turkey and
the effects of the recent economic crisis on the labour movement. |
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By Internationalist Communists from Turkey
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Tuesday, 15 May 2001 |
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The death fasts of the political prisoners in Turkey have reached their
208th day and the number of deaths during the last few weeks has
reached 22. The total number of losses resulting from these actions has
already passed 50. We are publishing an update on the situation by our
Turkish correspondents. |
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By In Defence of Marxism
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Monday, 23 April 2001 |
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We received this letter from some Turkish comrades, who have sent us
some notes on the situation in Turkey, and we are publishing it for the
interest of our readers. |
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By Internationalist Communists from Turkey
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Friday, 29 December 2000 |
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A special report from Turkey which analyses the situation of the
political prisoners in Turkish jails, the recent hunger strikes and
prison raids by the security forces. The article examines the tactics
taken by the prisoners from a working class perspective. |
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By Ted Grant and Fernando D'Alessandro
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Friday, 26 February 1999 |
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The arrest of Abdullah Ocalan the leader of the PKK (Workers Party of
Kurdistan), has brought the oppression of the Kurdish people to the
attention of the whole world. Workers around the world must support the
struggle of the Kurdish people against the oppression they suffer at
the hands of the Turkish regime. However, it is not sufficient to
simply support the cause of the Kurdish people. It is also necessary to
explain what lies behind the oppression of the Kurds and show a
concrete way out of the impasse they are facing. Here we try to offer a
Marxist analysis. |
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