There is currently a military coup in Turkey. It is not certain what the outcome will be, but tanks are on the streets, soldiers have taken over state television, airports are shut down, and gunfire and explosions have been heard in Istanbul and Turkey. It is clear that a substantial section of the military has taken action against the government and is in control of parts of the country. At this moment there are reports of soldiers killing protesters. Given the historic weakness of the Turkish military as a political power relative to the eras in which it carried out previous coups, there is a strong chance that the government will prevail.

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Today, on the 10th of October, the “Labor, Democracy and Peace Meeting” that was organized by various unions, associations and organizations has been attacked. Like in Amed on June and in Suruc on July, the bombs exploding in Ankara today has killed tens of people.

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See also:

• We know those responsible for the Ankara bombing, Kara Kizil, Tacanka
• Atentados en Ankara: el Estado Profundo en acción, José Antonio Gutiérrez D.
• Mass murder in Ankara - the finger points at the Turkish state, Andrew Flood
• Turquie/Kurdistan. Face au fascisme et à la terreur d’État : solidarité internationale !, Coordination des Groupes Anarchistes
• Turchia, Ankara: Report del funerale dell'anarcosindacalista Ali Kitapci, Istanbul Indymedia [English]

Δυόμιση χρόνια μετά την κατάθεση του πανελλαδικού καλέσματος για την προοπτική δημιουργίας Αναρχικής Πολιτικής Οργάνωσης από τέσσερις αναρχικές συλλογικότητες της Αθήνας («Κύκλος της Φωτιάς», «Στέκι Αντίπνοια», «Καθοδόν», «Αναρχικοί για την Κοινωνική Απελευθέρωση»), οι διαδικασίες του προσυνεδριακού διαλόγου ολοκληρώθηκαν.

Το αρχικό κάλεσμα πλαισίωσαν μια σειρά από συλλογικότητες που ανταποκρίθηκαν και οι οποίες δεσμεύτηκαν επί ενός πολιτικού πλαισίου όπως αυτό αποτυπώθηκε σε επτά βασικά σημεία.

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Syriza’s rise to power elicited widespread praise from the left internationally, inspiring renewed enthusiasm for the possibilities and promise of “mass left” party building in and outside the United States. At a rally celebrating Syriza’s electoral victory in Spain, Pablo Iglesias, secretary general of the Spanish anti-austerity party Podemos, declared that “the sun of hope rose over Greece.”

Yet “the sun of hope” began to set on Greece almost as quickly as it rose. Shortly after taking office, Syriza, the “Coalition of the Radical Left,” formed a coalition government with the right-wing, anti-immigrant Independent Greeks (ANEL) party, followed only months later by the predictable surrender of the government to a new round of harsh austerity imposed by Greece’s creditors.

At noon, in the border town of Suruç in Turkish Kurdistan, a bomb ripped through the bodies of communists, socialists, and anarchists who were on their way to assist in the rebuilding of Kobanê. Tens of people were killed, many more injured. One Black Rose member was present assisting in preparations for a campaign to support the rebuilding of Kobanê and Rojava, but was uninjured in the blast.

This demonstrates the attitude of the state and is indicative of a sad reality: Turkey is continuing its murderous policy towards the Kurds and this attack can be seen as a fulfillment of Erdogan’s promise to stop Rojava by any means necessary. In the coming months, Black Rose will continue to broaden the scope in organizing committees and networks in solidarity with Rojava. We hope for your support.

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See also:

• Our Sadness Will Be Our Anger, Kobanê Will Be Reconstructed, DAF [Ελληνικά]