We republish below a statement sent to the RCG by Young Struggle and signed by numerous socialist, solidarity and trade union organisations.
On 3 February, 95 revolutionaries, socialists, trade unionists, journalists, environmental activists, artists, and anti-fascists were arrested in 22 cities across Turkey. They are members of the socialist party of the oppressed ESP, the socialist women’s councils SKM, the federation of socialist youth organisation SGDF, the young women’s organisation ÖGK, the arts and culture association BEKSAV, the news platform ETHA, the environmental organisation Polen Ekoloji, and the trade union Disk/Limter-iş.
House raids and illegal arrests are typical tactics used by the fascist Turkish state to prevent revolutionary organising in all areas of life for workers and oppressed people in Turkey and North Kurdistan. These attacks aim to delegitimise the revolutionary struggle in Turkey and North Kurdistan. The evidence presented by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office offers no justification beyond abstract accusations, such as Google Meet meetings. These claims aim only to delegitimise the struggle and clearly show that they are baseless. While the struggle the socialists continue in Turkey in the face of fascism is legitimate and justified. Especially at a time when the Rojava Revolution is under attack, when US imperialism and its henchmen Turkey and Israel are trying to expand their influence in the Middle East, as organisations in Europe we declare that we stand at the side of all revolutionaries and socialists that were arrested.
The achievements of the revolutions and revolutionary movements all around the world are under liquadationist attacks. The achievements of the revolutions and revolutionary movements around the world must be defended internationally!
While the dictator Erdoğan is continuing his hunt on all progressive struggles, we call to the streets against the European states complicit in wars and fascist regimes.
As socialist youth we stand by especially the revolutionary youth SGDF in Turkey!
We demand the immediate release of all those who have been arrested!
The youth is the future, the future is socialism!
Hope cannot be shackled!
4 February 2026
