24/5 – Discussion on the election results in Greece and Turkey

The first rounds of the elections in Turkey and Greece have been completed. Join us for a discussion on the results, the perspectives and the tasks of the left on Wednesday 24th of May, at 7pm.

guest speakers

Andros Pagiatsos, Xekinima, Greece

Ecehan Balta, Workers’ Party of Turkey, TİP, Turkey.

Πλατφόρμα ενάντια στα πυρηνικά – δράση ενάντια στον πυρηνικό σταθμό Ακκουγιου της Τουρκίας

26 Απριλίου 2023 3-7 μμ — Λήδρα Πάλλας – Σπίτι της Συνεργασίας  

Δημοσιεύουμε την ανακοίνωση της Πλατφόρμας.

Turkey: Erdogan’s revenge continues in Gezi trial

By Ecehan Balta

Εγκληματικές πολιτικές καίνε Ελλάδα – Τουρκία – Κύπρο / Türkiye, Yunanistan ve Kıbrıs’ı yakan suç politikalardır

Αυτό που χρειαζόμαστε είναι πυροσβεστικά οχήματα και αεροπλάνα, αλληλεγγύη κι όχι άλλους πολεμικούς εξοπλισμούς. 

İhtiyacımız olan silahlanma yarışı değil; daha çok itfaiye aracı, yangın söndürme uçağı  ve uluslararası dayanışma!

Kazma Bırak Kampanyası/Εκστρατεία Μας σκάβουν τον λάκκο / don’t dig it campaign

κοινή ανακοίνωση – ortak deklarayon – common announcement

Northern Cyprus: 10.000 took to the streets in the “Democracy for all and will” demonstration

On Tuesday 10 of November 2020 thousands of people, angry of the turkish intervention before, during and after the presidentail elections, gathered in Dereboyu, a central road of north Nicosia and walked first to the Turkish Embasy and from there to İnönü Square chanting slogans “Ankara Elini Yakamazdın Çek ~ Ankara Take Your Hands of our collars” “Faşizme Karşı Omuz Omuza ~ Shoulder to shoulder against fashism” “Biat Değil Özgürlük ~ No obedience – freedom” “Müdahale Değil İrade~no intervention – will”.” Kıbrıs Laikdir Laik Kalacak ~ Cyprus is secular will remain secular”

Pyrrhic victory of turkish intervention in the elections in north Cyprus

by Athina Kariati and Ruyam Oztuna

While this article was being written, 10.000 turkishcypriots went on the streets against turkish intervention. A report will follow soon. 

Ersin Tatar, the candidate of the traditional right wing nationalist party UBP won the elections of the 18th of October in northern Cyprus. With 51.69% to 48.31% defeated Mustafa Akinci, the social democrat president that was in office since 2015. Northern Cyprus is a semi-presidential democratic republic. The role of the president is mainly to negotiate the national question and represent the “state” abroad. The government is formed by the party that has majority in the parliament, while the president has (almost) no authority to the internal regime. 

Ελλάδα – Τουρκία – Κύπρος:Οι υδρογονάνθρακες τορπιλίζουν την ειρήνη στη Μεσόγειο! Όχι στον εθνικισμό, όχι στον πόλεμο, όχι στις εξορύξεις!

Κοινή ανακοίνωση από το Ξεκίνημα (μέλος της ISA στην Ελλάδα) Socialist Alternative (μέλος της ISA στην Τουρκία) και ΝΕΔΑ (μέλος της ISA στην Κύπρο)

the statement in english and turkish here and here

Η εύρεση κοιτασμάτων υδρογονανθράκων στο βυθό της Ανατολικής Μεσογείου προσθέτει ακόμη ένα λόγο ανταγωνισμού των αρχουσών τάξεων Ελλάδας, Τουρκίας και Κύπρου. Η σημερινή κρίση, που κρατά μήνες, είναι η χειρότερη από τον πόλεμο του 1974, τόσο σε σχέση με το χρονικό διάστημα που διαρκεί όσο και σε σχέση με τους κινδύνους που εγκυμονεί.

Greece – Turkey – Cyprus: Hydrocarbons torpedo Peace in the Mediterranean! No to nationalism, no to war, no to Natural Gas drillings!

Common statement by Xekinima (ISA Greece) Socialist Alternative (ISA Turkey) NEDA (ISA Cyprus)

the statement in greek and turkish here and here