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In | In 1923 the [[Bourgeois state|bourgeois republic]] was established. The new bourgeois government cracked down on communists. Workers' [[Strike action|strikes]] were suppressed with guns.<ref>{{Citation|author=A. Shnurov|title=Turkish Proletariat|page=55|quote=For example, the events on the Adana - Nusaybin railway clearly demonstrate this. During a strike on this line, which belonged to a French company, the police literally shot unarmed strikers.|trans-title=Türkiye Proletaryası|trans-lang=Turkish}}</ref> Most of the [[Communist Party of Turkey (historical)]] members left for the Soviet Union as a result of the repression by the Kemalists. [[Joseph Stalin]] noted that the Kemalist revolution in Turkey contained a limited [[anti-imperialism]], but was subsequently directed against the workers and peasants.<ref>{{Citation|author=Joseph Stalin|year=1927|title=Talk with students of the Sun Yat-Sen University|title-url=https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/stalin/works/1927/05/13.htm|chapter=The sixth question|quote=A Kemalist revolution is a revolution of the top stratum, a revolution of the national merchant bourgeoisie, arising in a struggle against the foreign imperialists, and whose subsequent development is essentially directed against the peasants and workers, against the very possibility of an agrarian revolution.|mia=https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/stalin/works/1927/05/13.htm}}</ref> | ||
In 1980, the USA supported a military coup in Turkey.<ref>{{Citation|author=Mehmet Ali Birand|year=|title=September 12: 4:00 am|chapter=|section=|page=1|quote=|pdf=|city=|publisher=|isbn=|doi=|lg=|mia=|title-url=|chapter-url=|trans-title=12 eylül: saat 04.00|trans-lang=Turkish}}</ref> | Turkey followed a partially neutral policy until the 1940s. Its relations with the Soviet Union were good. In 1946, Turkey started to get closer to the US and later became a member of NATO<ref>{{Web citation|author=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey|url=https://www.mfa.gov.tr/turkey-nato-together-for-peace-and-security-since60-years.en.mfa|quote=Protocol regarding Turkey’s membership to NATO was signed on 17 October 1951. Law on the accession of Turkey to the North Atlantic Treaty was endorsed on 18 February 1952 and Turkey became a NATO member together with Greece.}}</ref> after siding with the imperialists in the [[Korean War]]. | ||
Communist influence in Turkey increased considerably after the 1960s. In 1970, [[Mahir Çayan]] and a few others, adopting [[Ernesto Guevara|Guevarist]] strategies, founded the THKP/C ([[People's Revolutionary Party-Front of Turkey]]) and launched an armed rebellion. The party was shut down in 1972 after Mahir Çayan and many others were killed in combat.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Marxists Internet Archive (Turkish)|title=Mahir Çayan (1945-1972)|url=https://www.marxists.org/turkce/cayan/}}</ref> In 1972, [[Marxist-Leninist]] student leader [[Deniz Gezmiş]] was sentenced to death and hanged to death. In 1973 [[Ibrahim Kaypakkaya]], a [[Maoism|Maoist]] student, founded the [[Communist Party of Turkey/Marxist–Leninist|TKP/ML]] (Communist Party of Turkey/Marxist-Leninist)<ref>{{Web citation|author=Marxists Internet Archive|title=İbrahim Kaypakkaya (1949-1973)|url=https://www.marxists.org/turkce/kaypakkaya/index.htm}}</ref>, adopting the Maoist strategy and declaring Turkey a semi-feudal and semi-colony, and launched an armed rebellion. In 1973, İbrahim Kaypakkaya was tortured to death. | |||
In the 1960s, the [[United States of America|USA]] gave Turkey PGM-19 Jupiter missiles to target the [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922–1991)|Soviet Union]], nearly causing a nuclear war.<ref>{{Citation|author=George L. Smith|year=1962|title=The Jupiter Missiles of Turkey|chapter=|section=|page=|quote=|pdf=|city=|publisher=|isbn=|doi=|lg=|mia=|title-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113182651/http://www.hlswilliwaw.com/Jupiters/index.htm|chapter-url=|trans-title=|trans-lang=}}</ref>In 1980, the USA supported a military coup in Turkey.<ref>{{Citation|author=Mehmet Ali Birand|year=|title=September 12: 4:00 am|chapter=|section=|page=1|quote=|pdf=|city=|publisher=|isbn=|doi=|lg=|mia=|title-url=|chapter-url=|trans-title=12 eylül: saat 04.00|trans-lang=Turkish}}</ref> After the coup, many communists and progressives were executed or imprisoned. After the 1980s and today, [[Neoliberalism|neoliberal]] culture and economy are promoted in Turkey.<ref>{{YouTube citation|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNqW4vlYGpQ&ab_channel=BSM|channel=BSMTV|title=Bir 12 Eylül Vakası: Özgür Demirtaş (TR) / A 9/12 Shame: Özgür Demirtaş|date=2020/03/29}}</ref> | |||
In 2018, Turkey invaded [[Syrian Arab Republic|Syria]] on the United States' behalf, killing 500 civilians.<ref>{{News citation|journalist=|date=2018-03-18|title=Afrin administration: The war has moved to another stage|url=https://anfenglishmobile.com/rojava/afrin-administration-the-war-has-moved-to-another-stage-25570|newspaper=ANF|archive-url=|archive-date=|retrieved=2022-01-05}}</ref> | In 2018, Turkey invaded [[Syrian Arab Republic|Syria]] on the United States' behalf, killing 500 civilians.<ref>{{News citation|journalist=|date=2018-03-18|title=Afrin administration: The war has moved to another stage|url=https://anfenglishmobile.com/rojava/afrin-administration-the-war-has-moved-to-another-stage-25570|newspaper=ANF|archive-url=|archive-date=|retrieved=2022-01-05}}</ref> | ||
Revision as of 12:56, 28 January 2023
| Republic of Türkiye Türkiye Cumhuriyeti | |
|---|---|
 Flag | |
Anthem: İstiklal Marşı | |
 | |
| Capital | Ankara |
| Largest city | Istanbul |
| Official languages | Turkish |
| Dominant mode of production | Capitalism |
| Leaders | |
• President | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan |
• Vice President | Fuat Oktay |
• Assembly Speaker | Mustafa Şentop |
| Area | |
• Total | 783,356 km² |
| Population | |
• 2020 estimate | 83,614,362 |
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is an imperialist NATO country that contains land in Europe and Asia.
History
In 1923 the bourgeois republic was established. The new bourgeois government cracked down on communists. Workers' strikes were suppressed with guns.[1] Most of the Communist Party of Turkey (historical) members left for the Soviet Union as a result of the repression by the Kemalists. Joseph Stalin noted that the Kemalist revolution in Turkey contained a limited anti-imperialism, but was subsequently directed against the workers and peasants.[2]
Turkey followed a partially neutral policy until the 1940s. Its relations with the Soviet Union were good. In 1946, Turkey started to get closer to the US and later became a member of NATO[3] after siding with the imperialists in the Korean War.
Communist influence in Turkey increased considerably after the 1960s. In 1970, Mahir Çayan and a few others, adopting Guevarist strategies, founded the THKP/C (People's Revolutionary Party-Front of Turkey) and launched an armed rebellion. The party was shut down in 1972 after Mahir Çayan and many others were killed in combat.[4] In 1972, Marxist-Leninist student leader Deniz Gezmiş was sentenced to death and hanged to death. In 1973 Ibrahim Kaypakkaya, a Maoist student, founded the TKP/ML (Communist Party of Turkey/Marxist-Leninist)[5], adopting the Maoist strategy and declaring Turkey a semi-feudal and semi-colony, and launched an armed rebellion. In 1973, İbrahim Kaypakkaya was tortured to death.
In the 1960s, the USA gave Turkey PGM-19 Jupiter missiles to target the Soviet Union, nearly causing a nuclear war.[6]In 1980, the USA supported a military coup in Turkey.[7] After the coup, many communists and progressives were executed or imprisoned. After the 1980s and today, neoliberal culture and economy are promoted in Turkey.[8]
In 2018, Turkey invaded Syria on the United States' behalf, killing 500 civilians.[9]
Working conditions
As a result of the ruling AKP's neoliberal policies, over 2,000 people die every year in workplace accidents.[10]
Human rights
Hundreds of women are murdered yearly in Turkey due to reactionary fundamentalist beliefs promoted by the Turkish government.[10]
References
- ↑ “For example, the events on the Adana - Nusaybin railway clearly demonstrate this. During a strike on this line, which belonged to a French company, the police literally shot unarmed strikers.”
A. Shnurov. Turkish Proletariat (Turkish: Türkiye Proletaryası) (p. 55). - ↑ “A Kemalist revolution is a revolution of the top stratum, a revolution of the national merchant bourgeoisie, arising in a struggle against the foreign imperialists, and whose subsequent development is essentially directed against the peasants and workers, against the very possibility of an agrarian revolution.”
Joseph Stalin (1927). Talk with students of the Sun Yat-Sen University: 'The sixth question'. [MIA] - ↑ “Protocol regarding Turkey’s membership to NATO was signed on 17 October 1951. Law on the accession of Turkey to the North Atlantic Treaty was endorsed on 18 February 1952 and Turkey became a NATO member together with Greece.”
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey. - ↑ Marxists Internet Archive (Turkish). "Mahir Çayan (1945-1972)"
- ↑ Marxists Internet Archive. "İbrahim Kaypakkaya (1949-1973)"
- ↑ George L. Smith (1962). The Jupiter Missiles of Turkey.
- ↑ Mehmet Ali Birand. September 12: 4:00 am (Turkish: 12 eylül: saat 04.00) (p. 1).
- ↑ BSMTV (2020/03/29). "Bir 12 Eylül Vakası: Özgür Demirtaş (TR) / A 9/12 Shame: Özgür Demirtaş". YouTube.
- ↑ "Afrin administration: The war has moved to another stage" (2018-03-18). ANF. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Solidarity with Kemal Okuyan, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Turkey" (2018-01-19). Liberation News. Archived from the original on 2019-07-14. Retrieved 2022-12-24.