The signature campaign launched against the conspiracy operation targeting SEP has garnered significant solidarity both within the country and globally. Socialists, legal professionals, artists, intellectuals, academics, associations, unions, labor, and professional organizations from all corners of the country and the world have demonstrated remarkable solidarity.

In operations involving home raids targeting SEP members, including the party's chairperson Güneş Gümüş, 19 SEP members were detained. Accused by the police of alleged links to a fabricated illegal organization, they were held in custody for four days, and three SEP members were placed under house arrest. During a period when Erdoğan's regime's oppressive policies coincide with the extraordinary impoverishment of workers, these fabricated cases and operations against socialists aim to weaken the workers' defense front.

The Political Activities of SEP Cannot Be Suppressed

On behalf of my party and comrades, I would like to extend my gratitude for your solidarity against the conspiracy operation targeting the SEP of Turkey. pic.twitter.com/LsCpzJLhFE

— Güneş Gümüş (@GunesGumus_SEP) January 4, 2025

THE CONSPIRATIVE ATTACK TO SEP OVER A TERRORIST ORGANIZATION MUST BE STOPPED IMMEDIATELY!

The operation against SEP on December 13th, 2024, is a conspirative operation attempt by law enforcement, namely the Combating Terrorism Department, using an imaginary and fabricated terrorist organization they named “Trotskyists 4. Left Construction (Bolshevik—Trotsky).” This operation is a baseless attack on the fundamental rights stated in the constitution: the right to Political Activity, the right to Be Elected, the Right to Organize, Freedom of Speech, and The Ensurement of the Political Safety of Everyone.

In the scope of the operation and the investigation, our party’s administrators and members were targeted with the framing of being a members of a terrorist organization, which is completely fabricated. There is not a single piece of evidence, document, or smidge of indication of the supposed existence of this organization. Naturally, not a single piece of evidence for the relations between this imaginary organization and the cadres of SEP could be put forward. Ordinary photographs of our party’s attempts to organize strikes, defense of free education, demonstrations for women’s rights, and our members’ daily lives were included in the investigation of this fabricated terrorist organization. This faux terrorist operation and investigation is part of a plan aimed not only at obstructing the political works of our party but also at preventing the development of the working people’s opposition to brutal exploitation.

The SEP rejects terrorist methods. We believe that social transformation can only arise from the unity of workers and the use of the power of the productive forces. In this case, associating our party with an imaginary armed terrorist organization is a sheer conspiracy. The aim is to stop the SEP from gaining strength with the participation of workers and youth.

At this point, we are again stating that this sham investigation is a practice of a government that ignores the will of the people, political freedoms, and democratic rights. We especially demand the immediate release of our members who have been placed under house arrest. Our party leaders and members have been placed under house arrest on completely fabricated charges, and their freedoms have been unfairly taken away from them by preventing them from political activities, living, and working. These unjust and baseless practices must be ended as soon as possible.

This operation is not only an attack on a party but also an attack on all democratic rights. Such police state practices continue to violate freedoms and rights, while also aiming to create fear and intimidation. However, the SEP will not give up and will continue to fight against such oppression.

We state once again that there is no concrete evidence for the existence of the imaginary terrorist organization mentioned. This operation is purely a political pressure and aims to intimidate. We demand the immediate cancellation of this fake investigation and strongly condemn this unjust attack on our party.

Our party will continue to defend the workers’ power, will not deviate from the path it knows is right despite all pressures, and will continue its struggle with determination. These practices, which ignore the will of the people and are contrary to the most basic democratic procedures, will not be successful.

Today, the conspiracy operations against the SEP are an attack on everyone who fights for democracy, equality, and freedom. Therefore, we call on all our people to stand shoulder to shoulder against oppression and tyranny, to stand in solidarity with our party, and to organize.

Long Live Socialism! Long Live Workers’ Unity and Struggle!

SEP

Sign the petition against the conspiracy against SEP:

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Signatories

International

Alejandro Bodart- MST-LIS- Argentina

usaAlex Callinicos – Political Scientist, writer- Socialist Workers Party -Britain

Alex Safari – Socialist Equality Party- Australia

Anasse Kazib (Révolution Permanente)- France

Andrea Lobo- World Socialist Web Site-USA

Angeliki Farkona - G Elme Athinas - Greece

Antonis Gazakis -  Solidarity School "Odysseas" – Greece

Arumugam Nades- WSWS-USA

Axel Justo - Révolution Permanente (FT-QI)- France

Bernhard Thiesing - Ver.di Union- Germany

Brais Fernandez-  Anticapitalistas - Spain

Celeste Quintana - PRMI- Colombia

Chim choo ree

Christos Nomidis- OKDE SPARTAKOS – Greece

Clara Weiss- World Socialist Web Site/International Committee of the Fourth International- USA

Claude Delphian- Socialist Equality Party -USA

Daniel Lobovsky-USA
Darren    Cogavin -Workers Power (L5I)- Britain

David North- Socialist Equality Party; World Socialist Web Site - USA

Denis Knezovic

Derek Bell - Socialist Equality Party

Don Barry – Astronomer, Cornell Üniversitesi (Retired) -USA

Doug Nielson- USA

Eduardo Belliboni, Leader of the piquetero movement Polo Obrero -Argentina

Elsa Marcel (Révolution Permanente)- France

Erik Schreiber- World Socialist Web Site

Eugenia Kollia – Greece

Evan Bermel- Revolutionäre Kommunistische Partei - Germany

Evangelos Kitsonis- President of the Trade Union of Telecomunication Company ICAP (member of O.K.D.E.) Greece

Franco Grisolia-PCL-OTI- Italy

Gabriel Artigue

Gabriel Black- World Socialist Website – ICF- USA

Gabriel Solano, eader of the Partido Obrero, Buenos Aires City Deputy- Argentina

Georgioa Tseregounis- Vice-President of the Trade Union of Telecommunications Company Vodafone (member of O.K.D.E.) Greece

Guillermo Kane, Buenos Aires Province Deputy- Argentina

Harvey Lichtman- United Federation of Teachers, New York, USA

Internationalist Standpoint (ISp)

Isaac Finn

Jacob Crosse- Socialist Equality Party-USA

Jason Masouras - Vice President of the Union of Achaia's Private Education - Greece

Jesse Thomas- Socialist Equality Party- USA

Jimmy Roberts- World Socialist Citizens Party-USA

John Wilson- Socialist Equality Party- USA

Jory Prize- Socialist Equality Party - Canada

Kostas Dikaios- OKDE SPARTAKOS– Greece

Kevin Gilroy-Partisan Defence Committee- USA

Kristina Betinis - Socialist Equality Party- USA

Loanna Papalexiou- B' ELME Athinas (Secondary Teachers' Union - B Central Athens, Greece) Greece

Madeleine Pontaville- Révolution Permanente -France

Maria Pantazopoulou- OKDE SPARTAKOS -Greece

Michael Connolly- Socialist Equality Party-USA

Mike Head- Socialist Equality Party-Australia

Nathalie Arthaud- Lutte Ouvrière- France

NPA Jeunes Révolutionnaires- France

NPA Révolutionnaires (Nouveau Parti Anticapitaliste Révolutionnaires)- France

Organisation of Communists Internationalists of Greece (O.K.D.E)

Panayiotis Xoplidis- NAR for the Communist Liberation- Greece

Partido Obrero– Argentina

Paul Morao- Révolution Permanente-France

Pedro Meade- Project for a Revolutionary Marxist International (PRMI) – Brazil

Perla Astudillo- Socialist Equality Party-Australia

Peter Sollenberger-Solidarity- USA

Petr Jindra- Socialistická Alternativa / OSPEA Union- Czechia

Petros Nomikos- OKDE-SPARTAKOS- Greece

Rebecca Turner

Renate    Dahlhaus    Spartaist-Arbeiterpartei Deutschlands- Germany

Robert B. Livingston

Rohantha De Silva - wsws.org

Ross Murray

Rufus Boulting-Vaughan

Shannon Jones- Socialist Equality Party- USA

Sofia Karasarlidou, delegate of the Greek Confederation of Teachers (member of O.K.D.E.)- Greece

Steven Barrow - Socialist Equality Party-Canada

Tamino Dreisam - Sozialistische Gleichheitspartei (SGP), Fourth International German Section (ICFI)- Germany

Tendenza Rivoluzionaria Internazionalista (TIR) -Italy

Tim Avery- Socialist Equality Party-USA

Tony James- Socialist Equality Party- Britain

Valery V – Sotsialisticheskaya Alternativa- Çekya

Vanina Biasi- National Deputy - Argentina

William Grant- Socialist Equality Party

Zach Diotte- Socialist Equality Party

Unions

Alparslan Aydın – Member of the Supervisory Board of DİSK Basın-İş

Bahadır Altan

Bengi Yıldırım- Eskişehir Branch of Eğitim Sen

Besime Yıldırım- Executive Board Member of ESM Ankara Branch No. 2

United Transportation Workers Union (BTS) Istanbul Branch No. 1

Cemalettin Sağtekin- Former President of the Energy, Industry, and Mining Public Employees Union (ESM)

Eğitim-Sen Ankara Branch No. 5

Energy, Industry, and Mining Public Employees Union (ESM) Ankara Branch No. 2

Erkan Bayrak – President of the Textile Workers Unity Union (Tekstil-Güç-Sen)

Erol Soğancı – Former Branch President of Tes-İş Union Yatağan

Fatih Özakoğlu - President of the Music Union (Müzik-Sen)

Gökhan Soysal- Energy, Industry, and Mining Public Employees Union- Eskişehir Provincial Representative

Hamit Cansever- Member of the Central Executive Committee of the Energy, Industry, and Mining Public Employees Union

Mehmet Torun- Former President of the Chamber of Mining Engineers

Murat Çeşme- President of the Energy, Industry, and Mining Public Employees Union Ankara Branch No. 1

Murat Oral- General Secretary of the United Transportation Workers Union (BTS)

Murat Özcan – Executive Board Member of Eğitim-Sen Istanbul Branch No. 3

Nazım Karakurt- Former President of the United Transportation Workers Union (BTS)

Ömer Emre Kızılöz- Executive Board Member of the Energy, Industry, and Mining Public Employees Union (ESM) Ankara Branch No. 2

Özgür Karabulut- President of DİSK/Revolutionary Construction and Road Workers Union

Özkan Boğan- Member of the Central Executive Committee of the Energy, Industry, and Mining Public Employees Union

Pınar İrem Benli – Executive Board Member of ESM Ankara Branch No. 2

Sedat Durel – Board Member of the Istanbul Branch of the Chamber of Environmental Engineers

Sefer Tuğrul – General Secretary of the Energy, Industry, and Mining Public Employees Union (ESM)

Serap Baysal – President of the Agriculture, Forestry, and Livestock Workers Union (Tarım Orkam-Sen)

Seyfullah Güçükatalak – Former Vice President of the United Transportation Workers Union (BTS)

Süleyman Keskin – President of DİSK-Energy, Gas, Water, and Dam Workers Union (Enerji-Sen)

Tonguç Özkan – President of the United Transportation Workers Union (BTS)

Uğur Özkan – Secretary of the Ankara Branch of the United Transportation Workers Union (BTS)

Umut Can Allahverdi – Member of DİSK Sosyal-İş Ankara Branch

Political Parties, Organizations, Representatives, Deputies

10 Ekim Barış Derneği

Ankara Düşünceye Özgürlük Girişimi (Ankara Initiative for Freedom of Thought)

Aydın Deniz- Vice President of the Alevi-Bektashi Federation

Aysel Tekerek- Chairperson of the Communist Movement of Turkey (TKH)

Bağımsız Devrimci Sınıf Platformu (BDSP)

Barış Demir- World Socialist Web Site

Celal Fırat-President of the Garip Dede Dergahı Cemevi Foundation& Dem Partiy Istanbul Deputy

Deniz Can Aydın- Sosyalistler Partisi Genel Başkanı

Devrimci Kurtuluş Platformu

Devrimci Sosyalist İşçi Partisi (DSİP)

Dostluk ve Kültür Derneği (DKDER)

Ezilenlerin Sosyalist Partisi (ESP)

Fatih Mehmet Maçoğlu – Former Mayır of Dersim Municipality

Fidan Ataselim – General Secretary of the We Will Stop Femicide Platform (KCDP)

Görkem Duru – Editorial Director of Gazete Nisan

Hakan Özal- Sosyalist Eşitlik Grubu

Hakan Öztürk – President of Emekçi Hareket Partisi (EHP)

Halkevleri

Hasan Basri Karabey- Sosyalist Alternatif

Hasan Yıldırım- WSWS / Sosyalist Eşitlik Grubu

İskender Bayhan- Emek Partisi (EMEP) İstanbul Deputy

İşçi Demokrasisi Partisi (İDP)

İşçi Sözü

Kılavuz

Mahir Gürz- Sosyalist Meclisler Federasyonu

Mahmut Konuk – Activist

Metin Hakverdi- Former Board Member of the Pir Sultan Abdal Culture Association Ankara Branch

Oktay Çelik – President of İşçi Demokrasisi Partisi (İDP)

Özge Akman- Spokesperson of the Emekçi Hareket Partisi (EHP) Sözcüsü

Selma Gürkan- Vice President of the Emek Partisi (EMEP)

Sema Barbaros- Istanbul Provincial President Emek Partisi (EMEP)

Sevda Karaca- Vice President of EMEP and Gaziantep Deputy

Sevim Yalıncakoğlu - President of the Alevi Cultural Associations - Yalıncak Sultan Branch

SOL Parti

Sosyalist Alternatif, Türkiye

Sosyalist Eşitlik Grubu

Sosyalist Yeniden Kuruluş Partisi (SYKP)

Sungur Savran- Devrimci İşçi Partisi (DİP) President

Türkiye İşçi Partisi (TİP)

Ulaş Ateşçi- Sosyalist Eşitlik Grubu – World Socialist Web Site

Utku Kızılok- Gelecek Bizim Gelecek Sosyalizm Grubu

Yaşam Bellek Özgürlük Derneği

Yeşil Sol Parti (YSP)

Yeşil Sol Parti Hayvan Hakları Meclisi

Zırhlı Tren Gençlik Gazetesi

Lawyers

Adalet İçin Hukukçular

Av. Abdullah İkbal Arslanbaş

Av. Aysu Berfin Çelik- Gaziantep Barosu

Av. Bilal Erman- Ankara Barosu

Av. Cenk Yiğiter

Av. Firdevs Güreşçi

Av. İlyas Danyeli

Av. Nurdan Kılıç- Ankara Barosu

Av. Rıza Karaman

Av. Rozerin Ateş- Antalya Barosu

Av. Seyhan Candan

Av. Utku Tatar- Ankara Barosu

Socialist Lawyers

TKH’li Hukukçular

Academics, Authors

Alper Erdik- Writer, Critic

Ankara Solidarity Academy

Atakan Çiftçi – Eğitim-Sen Delegate for Galatasaray University

Aykut Çoban – Independent Researcher

Beyzade Sayın- Eğitim ve Bilim Emekçisi

Can Irmak Özinanır- Dismissed Peace Academic

Candan Badem- Associate Professor, Dismissed Peace Academic (KHK victim)

Ecehan Balta, Dr., Researcher

Foti Benlisoy – Writer

Kerem Yıldırım – Writer for Gazete Patika

M. Barış Gümüşbaş – Retired Academic

Mustafa Kemal Coşkun – Academic

Savaş Karabulut – Academic

Sibel Özbudun – Academic and Writer

T. Sabri Öncü – Independent Researcher and Writer

Temel Demirer – Writer

Veli Saçılık – Writer

Yasin Durak – Sociologist and Writer

Zhaleh Sahand- Independent

Artists

Avni Sağlam- Musician

Ayla Yılmaz

Burhan Karacan- Art Worker

Halil Yıldız- Music Director / Arranger - Composer, Artist / Performer

Harun Yaylaoğlu- Theater Actor

Hüsnü Yıldız

İbrahim Karaca – Poet

Kadir Demir

Latif Tiftikçi- Theater Artist

Muteriz Müzik Grubu

Muzaffer Gezer- Sanat Meclisi Emekçisi

Nurettin Güleç- Art Worker

Pınar Aydınlar

Serhad Raşa – Musician

Songül Bulur

Yalçın Dönmez – Musician

Yaşar Gündem- Actor