Our Taksim resistance has gained a new dimension after the attacks carried out on the morning of 11th June at Taksim Square by AKP dictatorship. Despite the province governors assurance of ‘they are not going to attack’, as a result of police forces severe gas attacks many people has been injured, and many has been detained. Some of the injured are fighting death…
Despite all this violence, our movement that has become an open mass uprising againsts the dictatorship of AKP has not withdrawn. The mass resistance that lasted all day long in Taksim continued in the evening in the whole of Istanbul and Turkey. In many parts of Istanbul the main roads were closed to traffic by thousands of people. Firstly in Izmir and Ankara and in many other cities and even in small towns demonstrations continued throughout the night.
On the other hand, in the evening the police threw poisonous gas and poisonous water once again and managed to disperse our barricades but not the masses. Despite the fact that they significantly damaged and st fire to the tents in Gezi Park resistance, the tents were re-built in the morning. The resistance is still standing.
Until the Taksim Resistance’s conditions reported to the government are accepted we will defend human dignity street by street. We would like to also mention some of the issues we have been seen for the importance of success of the resistance.
1. The government is helpless in front of the resistance. The AKP that did not retreat until now, is appearing with a referendum proposal. The masses of people who do not support the government are in the streets and the police attacks the people violently; AKP wants to take a breath with the help of referendum. While there are thousands of wounded, three dead and the comrades who grapple with death, we will not accept a referendum by forgeting everything. The government will accept our demands and will be brought to account!
2. The resistance is still unorganised. Taksim is really fascinatingly self-organised in solving shelter, food needs as well as providing temporary infirmaries for the wounded or the distibution of gas masks everywhere, but this should not mislead us. A joint self-defence force must be created to support the resistance to be able to reorganise when dispersed and prevent provocations. Hereby the methods and tools used to threaten the masses that has joined the resistance will be blocked.
3. The working class must take part in the resistance completely. Yes, a lot of workers are participating in the protests in their districts and coming out into the streets at 21:00 every night with their saucepans. However, this provision does not find support in the production sites. The resistance has open support from KESK and DISK, but TÜRK-İŞ support is evasive, together with the inactive cooperation and the opposition of the Union Collaboration Platform. All unions must be called to organise a General Strike. All kinds of pressure must be applied to Türk-İş leadrship for the accomplishment of the General Strike.
4. An effective fight must be carried out againsts nationalism. Last weekend, around 20 provocateurs that were put into the giant rally in Taksim by the government provoked the masses against Kurds and wanted to start attacks. Our intervention along with our comrades from other groups managed to stop the provocation from growing. By the other side, any behaviour that can divide the resistance will give more power to the government; it is essential to concentrate on our demands. All people involved in the resistance must move with this responsibility.
5. Also, anticapitalist and revolutionary Muslim groups are supporting our resistance as well. These groups are our friends. They slapped the face of the government by praying at Taksim Square while Tayyip Erdogan is still trying to drive people’s religious feeling. And the police showed who’s really attacking Muslims by destroying the mescit that was built in Gezi Park. We will not allow any discrimination against Muslim groups involved in the resistance. We call upon everyone to be sensitive in this matter.
6. Our resistance instead taking daily positions should identify a roadmap. Until the adoption of the conditions put forth we must strongly defend Taksim Square in Istanbul. On the other hand, those who can’t come to Taksim must spread the resistance in their neighbourhood and streets. All actions of solidarity must be organised in the other cities as well. By the end of next week, the ruling party will mobilise all the resources of the government to two meetings in Ankara and Istanbul. Our resistance in both days, also the 43rd anniversary of the great workers resistance of 15 to 16 June, on Saturday and Sunday at the same time must get together in the main squares of cities. Squares of all cities must be captured. We must show the ruling party of the state and the whole world our resistances power. We call upon all supporters of RED Movement to take part in the front of the demonstrations.
7. AKP government, in order to disrepute the resistance in the eyes of the people are implying that U.S. and Israel have provoked the resistance. Even children would not believe this demogoguery. Because it is AKP itself who has walked arm in arm with imperialists and Zionists until today. The explosion of anger starting in Taksim and sprawling across the country is a result of arrogant, repressive and worker enemy politics of the AKP’s government. The revolutionaries are conducting the leadership. Hitherto, the revolutionaries of Turkey has led a proud fight against Zionism and imperialism. No one will swallow the government’s lies. Thus, our resistance will not only result in the acknowledgement of the conditions requested but the AKP government will collapse as well. Thus, the masses walking to the squares are frequently chanting Government resign slogans. We adopt this slogan. But the government is not ours without an alternative; the alternative must be formed in the streets.
8. Since the first day of the uprising in different cities in the country our comrades and supporters are in the front of the barricades. In this exhausting process our comrades have been injured, poisoned with gases, beaten up, applied water cannons but we did not step back not even once. We are determined. We will win and will never give up the struggle. Join us! Let’s conquer the streets and squares together! Let’s overcome the dictator! Build the future together!
Barricade! Strike! Revolution!
Until Victory! Permanent Revolution!
