Statement for Solidarity with Communists and Working Class in Turkey

We, the undersigned communist and workers parties, vehemently condemn the police attacks against the tens of thousands workers, that demonstrated on 30th Anniversary of May Day 1977 in Taksim Square in Istanbul.

We express our full solidarity with all the forces and demand the immediate release from custody of all arrested and the punishment of those that are responsible for the police riots. We support the call for the resignation of the governor of Istanbul.

We declare the support of the struggle for social an democratic rights for the working people far away from the division between "Secular" and "Islamic" forces, both serving the interests of the big capital – US and EU.

We appeal to the working people and youth, to the trade union movement, all progressive minded people against this brutal attack by the Turkish government and to reinforce the international solidarity with the workers and youth in Turkey.

Signed by the following parties:

Communist Party of Belarus
Worker Party of Belgium
Party of Bulgarian Communists
New Communist Party of Britain
Socialist Workers’ Party of Croatia
AKEL, Cyprus
Communist Party of Denmark
Communist Party of Estonia
Communist Party of Finland
United Communist Party of Georgia
Communist Party of Greece
Communist Party of Italian Communists
Communist Party of Ireland
Socialist Party of Latvia
Socialist Party of Lithuania
Communist Party of Luxemburg KPL
New Communist Party of Netherlands
Communist Party of Norway
Communist Party of Poland
Portuguese Communist Party
Socialist Alliance Party of Romania
Communist Party of the Russian Federation
Communist Party of Russia-Party of Communists of Russia
New Communist Party of Yugoslavia-Serbia
Communist Party of Slovakia
Communist Party of Peoples of Spain
Communist Party of Sweden
Communist Party of Turkey
Communist Party of Ukraine
Union of Communists of Ukraine

The International Council for Friendship and Solidarity with Soviet People and the Editorial Board of NSC have also sent protests to the Turkish Government.