Workers and Labourers!

Continuing to exist with blood and tyranny, the colonialist fascist dictatorship has added another massacre into the list of its bloody massacres. On the night of 16 June, they have rained bombs and bullets from the air and ground in order to massacre all MKP leaders and warriors who were positioned in the Mercan valley. The coward enemy have brutally massacred 17 unyielding mountain eagles in the darkness of the night.

Our 17 comrades-in-arms from MKP -those who dedicated their life and existence to the people and revolution- have written another manifestation of resistance by fighting heroically against the enemy's attack aiming to liquidate and take surrender the revolutionary organisations.

Our pain is deep. Our anger, determinacy to fight, commitment to bringing those responsible to account and our affiliation to the ideas of our comrades go beyond their borders.

The blood poured dawn in the Mercan Valley destroyed the fascist aggression and psychological war by turning into a red river. The militant united revolutionary comme-morations and street demonstrations participated by thousands in Dersim, Varto, Ankara, Izmir, Antep, Istanbul and other places are a strong response given to the fascism among the revolutionary front. Our people have taken their revolutionary sons and daughters into their hearts. It is an uprising against the domination of fascism and capital that exists through fear and oppression. The progressive, revolutionary and communist forces have become one feast, one barricade and one voice against the fascist aggression.

Our party, MLCP salutes the unyielding and heroic resistance of our martyred 17 comrades-in-arms. It expresses its condolences to our friendly party, the MKP, and families of the martyrs, and we say your martyrs are our martyrs.

Workers, Labourers, Youth and Labouring Women!

Our 17 revolutionary comrades, who were killed brutally, have sacrificed their lives for independence, freedom and a world without exploitation. They delivered their flag of fight and arms which they never gave up to us. The heroic resistance of Cafer CangF6z, AydA6n Hanbayat, Cemal C7akmak, D6kkes Karaoglu, Okan DCnsal, Berna DCnsal, Ali RA6za Sabur, Binali GFCler, Alaattin Atas, Kenan C7akA6cA6, C7agdas Can, Ibrahim Akdeniz, Dursun Turgut, GFClnaz YA6ldA6z, Ahmet Perktas, Ersin KantarcA6 and Taylan YA6ldA6z is a call for us to unite against fascism and to increase the struggle. Our party, MLCP calls upon you to unite and struggle against fascism, capital and colonialism.

17s are Immortal!

Those responsible of 17s will be brought to account!

Down with the colonialist fascist dictatorship!

Long live united people's resistance!

Marxist Leninist Communist Party

Istanbul Municipal Committee