While a de facto state of emergency continues in the capital city of Turkey due to the upcoming NATO summit, the Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) marched to Kızılay Square, centre of Ankara, with the slogan “Down with imperialism, down with NATO!”
In Istanbul, hundreds of people gathered at the Kadıköy Caferağa Sports Hall at the call of the Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) to protest against the NATO Summit to be held in Ankara on 7-8 July. Speaking at the event, TKP General Secretary Kemal Okuyan stated, "We will not allow this country to have a NATO Summit in silence."
The following article article, written by Lorraine Douglas, was published in Unity!, journal of the Communist Party of Britain. Douglas is a housing expert, a long-time UNISON activist and chair of the Communist Party.
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