Argentine Revolutionaries Solidarity With Turkey

Socialist Apr 5, 2025 04:49 107

The Workers’ United Front (FIT-U), the united front of the socialist revolutionary left in Argentina, organized a demonstration in front of the Turkish Embassy in Buenos Aires on Friday 4th to condemn the repression and arrests carried out by the Recep Tayyip Erdoğan government against the popular demonstrations against him that have been gripping the country for the last two weeks. The Turkish Embassy, as in other cases where we have taken action against the repression, was surrounded by barriers and the authorities ignored the FIT leaders’ request for an appointment to express their rejection of their moves towards democratic freedoms. At the same time, FIT-U’s national deputies submitted a bill to the National Assembly condemning Erdoğan’s repression.

Presenté con el FIT un proyecto de repudio a la represión y persecución que lleva adelante Erdogan en Turquía. Arrestó al principal dirigente de la oposición, İmamoğlu, y a 1879 opositores al régimen. Beneficiando a los capitalistas turcos y a la OTAN, descarga un brutal ajuste… pic.twitter.com/YO70pEVvR5

— Vanina Biasi (@vaninabiasi) April 1, 2025

Gabriel Solano (FIT-U Buenos Aires deputy and Partido Obrero leader), Nicolás del Caño (FIT-U national deputy and PTS leader), Mónica Schlotthauer (FIT-U national deputy and Socialist Left leader), Guillermo Pacagnini (FIT-U Buenos Aires provincial deputy and MST leader), Guillermo Kane (Buenos Aires province provincial deputy and PO leader), Pablo Heller (PO leader) and Rafael Santos (PO leader) attended the rally in front of the Turkish Embassy.

Desde la Embajada de Turquía en #CABA, exigimos la inmediata libertad a los presos del régimen de Erdogan https://t.co/h1kufIjEJr pic.twitter.com/ywK5IHV9JA

— Prensa Obrera (@prensaobrera) April 4, 2025

In his speech, Solano touched on the large demonstration held in Istanbul on March 29, which was attended by 2 million people. Describing the process as a "real popular uprising against the government," he likened Erdoğan's repression to the oppressive plans of the Milei-Bullrich government. Solano also specifically emphasized Erdoğan's role as a "key player" of imperialism in Syria and his ties to imperialist governments, as well as the aspect of support for the oppressive Erdoğan regime in the world that stems from imperialist interests. He stated that Erdoğan, who has intervened in more than 150 municipalities since 2016, has opened the door to a new period of repression with the arrest and dismissal of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu.

Ante la escalada represiva contra las libertades democráticas que viene llevando adelante el gobierno de Erdogan en Turquía, diputados del FIT de Argentina presentaron un proyecto para que se pronuncie la Cámara. pic.twitter.com/WZKzmVfgwy

— Frente de Izquierda Unidad (@Fte_Izquierda) April 4, 2025

Acto del FIT Unidad frente a la Embajada de Turquía para reclamar y exigir la liberación de los más de 300 detenidos por el régimen de Erdogan. pic.twitter.com/Z99f3LOarX

— Periodismo de Izquierda (@PeriodismoDeIzq) April 4, 2025

The FIT-U called for the release of all political prisoners. Stating that the main targets of the arrests were the student movement and the left, FIT conveyed messages of solidarity for the immediate release of the three SEP members who are under house arrest, and Levent Dölek (DİP) and Enes Karakaş (İDP) who are arrested.