Mayday Actions in Turkey/Northern Kurdistan
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In Turkey, Mayday has been celebrated most crowdedly and with most enthusiasm in Istanbul. On the occasion of Mayday, organisations and parties like DISK , KESK , Limter-Is , TMMOB , TTB , DEHAP , Halkevleri , SDP , EHP , SODAP , CHP , ESP and many other assembled in Sarachane (Istanbul). 40.000 people participated enthusiastically, hopeful and determined in the Mayday celebration. In spite of the prohibition of the governor of Istanbul, the police threatening to 84interfere", tens of thousands of workers, labourers, juveniles and women assembled in Sarachane. Because of the will-power and energy of these masses the Turkish government fell back in trying to isolate Mayday in Caglayan. After many years, Mayday has been celebrated in the midst of the people for the first time.

1500 people participated in the bloc of the ESP (Socialist Platform of the Oppressed). Slogans like 84Long live freedom, long live socialism", 84Party, Advance, Victory", 84With united fists and barricades against NATO", 84Against state terrorism" and 84The revolutionary prisoners will never be defeated" were shouted very frequently in the ranks of ESP.

BEKSAV (Scientific, Education, Cultural, Aesthetics, Art, Research Charity) participated in the Mayday celebration with its street band, with flags, the portraits of Marx, Engels, Lenin and Stalin and its banner saying 84Don't let NATO come through, down with imperialism".

The SGD (Socialist Youth Associations) and the EKB (Union of Toiling Women) were also present at the Mayday celebrations.

Mayday was also celebrated enthusiastically and with many participants in Izmir. 15.000 people from four protest marches participated in the demonstration. Nearly 500 people marched in the ranks of the ESP. With banners saying 84Don't let NATO come through, down with imperialism", 84In Palestine, the Intifada will win and the resistance will win in Iraq" and with slogans directed against the approaching NATO-summit, the ESP bloc left its mark on the demonstration. The SGD, which participated with its banner: "Don't let the peoplesB4 murderer NATO come through/D6zgFCr Genclik", warned NATO and its collaborators through their actions.

The anger against NATO also played a significant role at the demonstration in Cukurova. The police couldn't stand the Mayday enthusiasm in Cukurova anymore and attacked the masses. But, by the revolutionary forces acting together, this attack was beaten off.

Nearly 5000 people participated in the Mayday events in Adana. The ESP participated at the demonstration with 300 people. Here also, their banners had slogans like 84Don't let NATO come through", 84War against imperialism, peace for the oppressed peoples". The young communists also carried banners saying slogans like 84Socialist Youth Associations" and 84Socialism will liberate the world/D6zgFCr Genclik". The EKB was the only women orga-nisation taking part in the Mayday demonstration in Adana. Their banners said 84Let's go to freedom, Stop NATO". Besides, many small leaflets with slogans were thrown to the air by MLCP activists. During the final rally, activists of MLCP unfurled a banner saying: 84Out of NATO, Fight imperialism, Death to fascism/MLCP". The KGD6 also unfurled its own flag.

Mersin said: 84Don't let NATO come through!" About 4000 people participated in the Mayday event in Mersin. The slogans were directed against the AKP government and denounced it. The participation of the trade unions in the demonstration was relative low. Organizations like ESP, SGD and EKB participated in the demonstration with their own banners each. In the ranks of the ESP slogans like 84The only way against fascism is revolution" and 84liberation is in the revolution, liberation is in socialism" were exclaimed. Besides, slogans like 84 Workers, to the party, to MLCP", "Long live our party MLCP" and 84Erkut, D6zgFCr, GFCnes, unite in the KGD6" were shouted.

Mayday in Kurdistan: In Kurdistan, thousands of Kurdish workers and labourers participated in the demonstrations taking place in tens of cities and celebrated Mayday enthusiastically. On Mayday, the Kurdish workers and labourers expressed their demands concerning their national freedom as well as their class demands.

1500 people participated in the Mayday demonstration in Antep. The demonstration orga-nized by the Platform of Labour, formed by DISK, KESK, TFCrk-Is and TMMOB, was parti-cipated also by the ESP, by the parties forming the Demokratik GFCcbirligi (Democratic Unity of Forces) and other groups. In the 150-people Bloc of the ESP, there were banners saying: 84Long live Mayday, Long live socialism" and 84Disband NATO, Close the bases". The activists of the MLCP exclaimed slogans like 84Workers, to the party, to the MLCP", "Long live our party MLCP", "The martyrs are living, MLCP is fighting", 84Erkut, D6zgFCr, GFCnes, unite in the KGD6".

In Malatya, apart from the trade unions, the ESP, the Demokratik GFCcbirligi, the Front of Rights and Freedoms (Haklar ve D6zgFCrlFCkler Cephesi), the ILPS and the Platform of Democratic Rights (Demokratik Haklar Platformu) were presented at Mayday. 150 people marched in the ranks of the ESP and carried banners with the slogans: 84Long live Mayday, Long live Socialism", 84Disband NATO, Close the bases","BijEE yek gFBlan, bijEE azadEEyEA gelan" and 84Compensation for the apricot producers". After the demonstration the ESP burned a doll with the symbol of the NATO and the inscription 84NATO-murder out of of Yugoslavia, Somalia, Afghanistan and Iraq". The socialist youth participated in the Mayday event with banners saying 84Rebellion against NATO and YD6K", "CEEwanEAn Azad-D6zgFCr Genclik". The women of the EKB carried a banner saying: 84Women, let's fight for our honour and our freedom".

In spite of all the bans, KESK, ESP, Genclik Dernegi, Demokratik GFCcbirligi and Halkevleri celebrated Mayday with enthusiasm in Sivas. 500 people participated in this event.

Furthermore, there were demonstrations and rallies with thousands of participants in Ankara, Kütahya, Aksaray, Kayseri, Antalya, Bandirma, Bursa, Eskisehir, Batman, Dersim, Hakkari, YFCksekova, Bingöl, Diyarbakir, Kars, Urfa, Sirnak, Siirt, Dogubeyazit, Erzincan, Maras , Van, Afyon, Artvin, Trabzon, Corum , Izmit, Elazig, Giresun, Samsun, Antalya, Burdur, Ordu.
 

 

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In Turkey, Mayday has been celebrated most crowdedly and with most enthusiasm in Istanbul. On the occasion of Mayday, organisations and parties like DISK , KESK , Limter-Is , TMMOB , TTB , DEHAP , Halkevleri , SDP , EHP , SODAP , CHP , ESP and many other assembled in Sarachane (Istanbul). 40.000 people participated enthusiastically, hopeful and determined in the Mayday celebration. In spite of the prohibition of the governor of Istanbul, the police threatening to 84interfere", tens of thousands of workers, labourers, juveniles and women assembled in Sarachane. Because of the will-power and energy of these masses the Turkish government fell back in trying to isolate Mayday in Caglayan. After many years, Mayday has been celebrated in the midst of the people for the first time.

1500 people participated in the bloc of the ESP (Socialist Platform of the Oppressed). Slogans like 84Long live freedom, long live socialism", 84Party, Advance, Victory", 84With united fists and barricades against NATO", 84Against state terrorism" and 84The revolutionary prisoners will never be defeated" were shouted very frequently in the ranks of ESP.

BEKSAV (Scientific, Education, Cultural, Aesthetics, Art, Research Charity) participated in the Mayday celebration with its street band, with flags, the portraits of Marx, Engels, Lenin and Stalin and its banner saying 84Don't let NATO come through, down with imperialism".

The SGD (Socialist Youth Associations) and the EKB (Union of Toiling Women) were also present at the Mayday celebrations.

Mayday was also celebrated enthusiastically and with many participants in Izmir. 15.000 people from four protest marches participated in the demonstration. Nearly 500 people marched in the ranks of the ESP. With banners saying 84Don't let NATO come through, down with imperialism", 84In Palestine, the Intifada will win and the resistance will win in Iraq" and with slogans directed against the approaching NATO-summit, the ESP bloc left its mark on the demonstration. The SGD, which participated with its banner: "Don't let the peoplesB4 murderer NATO come through/D6zgFCr Genclik", warned NATO and its collaborators through their actions.

The anger against NATO also played a significant role at the demonstration in Cukurova. The police couldn't stand the Mayday enthusiasm in Cukurova anymore and attacked the masses. But, by the revolutionary forces acting together, this attack was beaten off.

Nearly 5000 people participated in the Mayday events in Adana. The ESP participated at the demonstration with 300 people. Here also, their banners had slogans like 84Don't let NATO come through", 84War against imperialism, peace for the oppressed peoples". The young communists also carried banners saying slogans like 84Socialist Youth Associations" and 84Socialism will liberate the world/D6zgFCr Genclik". The EKB was the only women orga-nisation taking part in the Mayday demonstration in Adana. Their banners said 84Let's go to freedom, Stop NATO". Besides, many small leaflets with slogans were thrown to the air by MLCP activists. During the final rally, activists of MLCP unfurled a banner saying: 84Out of NATO, Fight imperialism, Death to fascism/MLCP". The KGD6 also unfurled its own flag.

Mersin said: 84Don't let NATO come through!" About 4000 people participated in the Mayday event in Mersin. The slogans were directed against the AKP government and denounced it. The participation of the trade unions in the demonstration was relative low. Organizations like ESP, SGD and EKB participated in the demonstration with their own banners each. In the ranks of the ESP slogans like 84The only way against fascism is revolution" and 84liberation is in the revolution, liberation is in socialism" were exclaimed. Besides, slogans like 84 Workers, to the party, to MLCP", "Long live our party MLCP" and 84Erkut, D6zgFCr, GFCnes, unite in the KGD6" were shouted.

Mayday in Kurdistan: In Kurdistan, thousands of Kurdish workers and labourers participated in the demonstrations taking place in tens of cities and celebrated Mayday enthusiastically. On Mayday, the Kurdish workers and labourers expressed their demands concerning their national freedom as well as their class demands.

1500 people participated in the Mayday demonstration in Antep. The demonstration orga-nized by the Platform of Labour, formed by DISK, KESK, TFCrk-Is and TMMOB, was parti-cipated also by the ESP, by the parties forming the Demokratik GFCcbirligi (Democratic Unity of Forces) and other groups. In the 150-people Bloc of the ESP, there were banners saying: 84Long live Mayday, Long live socialism" and 84Disband NATO, Close the bases". The activists of the MLCP exclaimed slogans like 84Workers, to the party, to the MLCP", "Long live our party MLCP", "The martyrs are living, MLCP is fighting", 84Erkut, D6zgFCr, GFCnes, unite in the KGD6".

In Malatya, apart from the trade unions, the ESP, the Demokratik GFCcbirligi, the Front of Rights and Freedoms (Haklar ve D6zgFCrlFCkler Cephesi), the ILPS and the Platform of Democratic Rights (Demokratik Haklar Platformu) were presented at Mayday. 150 people marched in the ranks of the ESP and carried banners with the slogans: 84Long live Mayday, Long live Socialism", 84Disband NATO, Close the bases","BijEE yek gFBlan, bijEE azadEEyEA gelan" and 84Compensation for the apricot producers". After the demonstration the ESP burned a doll with the symbol of the NATO and the inscription 84NATO-murder out of of Yugoslavia, Somalia, Afghanistan and Iraq". The socialist youth participated in the Mayday event with banners saying 84Rebellion against NATO and YD6K", "CEEwanEAn Azad-D6zgFCr Genclik". The women of the EKB carried a banner saying: 84Women, let's fight for our honour and our freedom".

In spite of all the bans, KESK, ESP, Genclik Dernegi, Demokratik GFCcbirligi and Halkevleri celebrated Mayday with enthusiasm in Sivas. 500 people participated in this event.

Furthermore, there were demonstrations and rallies with thousands of participants in Ankara, Kütahya, Aksaray, Kayseri, Antalya, Bandirma, Bursa, Eskisehir, Batman, Dersim, Hakkari, YFCksekova, Bingöl, Diyarbakir, Kars, Urfa, Sirnak, Siirt, Dogubeyazit, Erzincan, Maras , Van, Afyon, Artvin, Trabzon, Corum , Izmit, Elazig, Giresun, Samsun, Antalya, Burdur, Ordu.