STOP THE WAR AND THE OCCUPATION – FREEDOM FOR PALESTINE
Trade unionists, activists, workers, artists, writers, retired ministers or members of parliament, scientists, lawyers, human rights defenders, 202 citizens and 57 democratic associations, trade unions, platforms, professional organizations and political parties in Turkey have made a call to end the war and genocide in Gazze, demanding an end to the
occupation, freedom for Palestine and a just peace in the country and the region.
“Get out of our earth
our sea, our land
our grain, our salt, our rock”
Mahmut Derviş
STOP THE WAR AND THE OCCUPATION – FREEDOM FOR PALESTINE
Gazze is under seige since days – crimes of war and genocide are being perpetrated. With the open support of the United States and Western countries, İsrael is bombing hospitals, schools, refugee camps, religious sites, market places.
Genocide is being openly practiced right under the eyes of the whole world, without any compunction for humanitarian law distilled from myriad horrors and destruction. While powers such as governments, the United Nations, the European Union are all silent in the face of this slaughter, people all over the world are up in protest in defence of human heritage.
The 75 years of daily genocide, deportation, disposession, forced labor, displacement and the open-air prison meeted to the Palestinians, erupted with the Hamas attack like drained pus. We are witnessing all the horrors of war, the destruction of settlements, the loss of thousands of lives, the killing of children, enmity, hatred, racism and sexism in the region where we live.
The source of war and destruction is the Israeli expansionism and occupation in the Palestinian lands. The right of the Palestinian people to resist is justified. Without ensuring equal rights for Israeli and Palestinian peoples such that they can establish their own peaceful destinies, there is no way to prevent war and violence.
Israel must withdraw from the occupied territories.
Prime minister Natanyahu, together with other perpetrators of genocide, should be declared war criminals and tried by international tribunals according to universally accepted norms.
The United Nations’ sanctions regarding war crimes and genocide should be implemented.
All governments, with Turkey first and foremost, who do not condone the genocide and occupation, should end their economic, commercial and military relations with Israel.
A LASTING AND JUST PEACE IS THE ONLY WAY
The Near East, where imperialists continue to wage their power games, is right on the fire zone. The right of all the peoples, first and foremost of the Palestinian and Kurdish peoples to live in peace and freedom, with their identities and cultures, are being faced by oppression and genocide.
Those who profit are only the arms vendors, those who benefit from fleecing the people and those who reign by means of war and oppression.
The only means for the people to live in security and well being is enduring and just peace.
In order to ensure an enduring and just peace in both our country and the region, we call upon all the masses, all workers’ organizations and democratic forces, to resist genocidal and warlike policies and to espouse peace.
CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS AND POLITICAL PARTIES:
10 Ekim Barış Derneği // 10. October Peace Organisation
1974 Çağdaş Hukukçular Derneği Adana Şubesi//Progressive Lawyers Association, Adana Chapter
4. Vardiya İşçi Dayanışması//4. Watch Workers’ Solidarity
Akdeniz Kültür Derneği// Mediterranean Cultural Association
Alevi Bektaşi Federasyonu (ABF)// Alaouite and Bektaşi Federation (ABF)
Alevi Dernekler Federasyonu// Federation of Alaouite Associations
Anti Kapitalist Müslümanlar// Anti-Capitalist Moslems
Askeri Darbelerin Asker Muhalifleri Derneği (ADAM-DER)//Association of Military Opponents of Military Coups
Bakırköy Kent Savunması//Bakırköy Urban Defence
Birlikte Yaşamak İstiyoruz İnisiyatifi// Initiative for Living Together
Bursa Bağımsız Direnişçi İşçiler Sendikası//Bursa Independent Resistence Workers Trade Union
Demokrasi İçin Birlik// Unity for Democracy
Demokrasi İçin Hukukçular//Lawyers for Democracy
Demokratik Alevi Dernekleri// Democratic Alaouite Associations
Demokratik Bölgeler Partisi//Democratic Regional Party
Dicle Görme Engelliler Derneği//Dicle Association for the Blind
DİSK Devrimci Turizm İşçileri Sendikası Marmara Bölge Şubesi//DİSK (Confederation of Revolutionary Workers Trade Unions) Marmara Region Tourism Workers Trade Union
DİSK Genel İş İstanbul Anadolu Yakası 2 No lu Şube//DİSK General Workers Istanbul Anadolu 2.nd Chapter
Diyarbakır Sspe Çocuk Hastalığı ve Hasta Yakınları Yardımlaşma Derneği// Diyarbakır Children’s sickness (Sspe), Relatives Mutual Help Association
Eğitim Sen Tekirdağ Şubesi// Education and Science Workers’ Union, Tekirdağ Chapter
Emek Partisi (EMEP)//(EMEP) Labor Party
Emekçi Hareket Partisi (EHP) //Labor Movement Party (EHP)
Emekliler Dayanışma Sendikası// Solidarity Union of Pensioners
Emekliler Dayanışma Sendikası Adana Temsilciliği// Solidarity Union of Pensioners – Adana Chapter
Engelsiz Bileşenler Federasyonu//Federation of Unimpeded Components
Halkevleri//Community Centers
Halkların Demokratik Kongresi (HDK)//People’s Democratic Congress
Halkların Eşitlik ve Demokrasi Partisi ( HEDEP)//People’s Equality and Democracy Party (HEDEP)
Halkların Köprüsü Derneği//Association of Peoples’ Bridges
Hubyar Sultan Alevi Kültür Derneği//Hubyar Sultan Alaouite Culture Association
İklim Adaleti Koalisyonu// Climate Justice Coalition
İMECE Ev işçileri Sendikası//IMECE Domestic Work Trade Union
İstanbul Geri Dönüşüme Katkı Derneği (GEKATDER)//Istanbul Association for Encouraging Recycling
Jineps Gazetesi// Jineps Newspaper
Kadın Savunma Ağı//Women’s Defence Network
Kamu Emekçileri Sendikaları Konfederasyonu KESK//Confederation of Public Workers’ Unions (KESK)
KESK/ SES Şişli Şubesi// KESK /SES Şişli Branch
KHK’lı Platformları Birliği//Association of KHK (Decree with the Power of Law) Platforms
Kırkyama Kadın Dayanışması// Women’s Patchwork Solidarity
Mor Dayanışma//Purple Solidarity
Özgür Tiyatro//Free Theater
Özgürlük İçin Hukukçular Derneği (ÖHD)//Association of Lawyers for Freedom
Politeknik Mühendis, Mimar Şehir Plancıları Dayanışma Derneği//Polytechnical Engineers, Architects and City Planners Solidarity Association
Politika Gazetesi//Politika Newspaper
Siverek Görme Engelliler Derneği//Siverek Association of the Visually Impaired
Sosyal Politika//Social Politics (Publication)
Cinsiyet Kimliği ve Cinsel Yönelim Çalışmaları Derneği (SPOD)// Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Studies (SPOD)
Sosyalist Dayanışma Platformu (SODAP)//Socialist Solidarity Platform (SODAP)
Sosyalist Meclisler Federasyonu (SMF)//Federation of Socialist Assemblies (SMF)
Sosyalist Yeniden Kuruluş Partisi (SYKP)//Socialist Reconstruction Party (SYKP)
Toplumsal Özgürlük Partisi (TÖP)// Social Freedom Party (TÖP)
Tüm Emeklilerin Sendikası Konak şubesi // All Pensioners’ Union, Konak Branch
Türkiye İşçi Partisi (TİP)//Turkish Workers’ Party (TİP)
Türk Tabipleri Birliği (TTB)// Turkish Medical Association (TTB)
Türkiye Yazarlar Sendikası (TYS)//Turkish Writers Union (TYS)
Üniversite Öğretim Üyeleri Derneği (ÜNİV-DER)// University Faculty Members Association
Validebağ Savunması// Validebağ Defence
Yeşil Sol Parti Girişimi//Green Left Party Initiative
INDIVIDUALS:
Adnan Ekşigil, Adnan Özyalçıner , Ahmad Zakaria , Ahmet Aydoğan, Ahmet Dindar, Ahmet Ergin, Ali Haldenbilen, Ali Haydar Konca, Ali Rıza Dizdar, Aydın Cıngı, Aydın Deniz, Aylin Hacaloğlu, Aysel Baytar Önsel, Aysel Hoşgit, Ayşe Erdem, Ayşe Erzan, Ayşe Gözen, Ayşegül Devecioğlu, Ayşen Şahin, Ayşenil Şamlıoğlu, Bahadır Altan, Baise Pirim, Baskın Oran, Bedahet Tosun, Belgin Koç, Beyza Zeyno Bayramoğlu, Birgül Asena Güven, Birol Aksu, Birol Sarıkaş, Bissan Edwan, Bumin Güneri, Bülent Erdem, Bülent Gündoğmuş, Cem Doğan, Cengiz Arın, Cengiz Cemri, Cenk Güray, Derya Tolgay, Durna Şahin, Elif Bulut, Emel Cidecioğlu, Emine Dayıoğlu, Emre Gürkan , Ender Öndeş, Enes Dursun, Engin Kulu, Ercüment Gürçay, Erkan Yılmaz, Erman Türkmen, Erol Kızılelma, Esen Aslandoğan, Fatma Gök, Fatma Koçyiğit, Ferda Koç, Fevzi ipek, Filiz Kerestecioğlu, Gençay Gürsoy, Gökhan Durmuş, Gülay Bilici, Gülnur Acar Savran, Gülsen Ülker, Gülsüm Ağaoğlu, Hakkı Özdal, Haldun İleri, Halil Ergun, Halil İmrek, Hanife Yüksel, Harika Şişmanlar, Harun Gülmez, Hasan Cevat Özdil, Hasan Durkal, Hasan Kara, Haşim Korkmaz, Hatice Göz, Haydar Ergülen, Hulusi Zeybel, Hülya Ekşigil, Hürriyet Karadeniz, Hüseyin Kaya, İbrahim Betil, İbrahim Sarıkaya, İlhan Turan Yıldırım, İnanç Su, İshak Kocabıyık, İsmail Güzelsoy, Juliana Gözen, Jülide Kural, Kadir Akın, Kadriye Doğan, Kamil Tekin Sürek, Kemal Atakan, Kemal Aytaç, Kenan Davutoğlu, Kudret Ünal, Latife Demirci Kahya, Levent Tüzel, Levent Üzümcü, Leyla Han Tüzel, M. İrem Afşin, Mahmut Memduh Uyan, Mehmet Bekaroğlu, Mehmet Bozgeyik, Mehmet Sina Hıdır, Mehmet Turp, Mehmet Zaman Saçlıoğlu, Merih Cemal Taymaz, Mert Büyükkarabacak, Mert Fırat, Metin Bayrak, Mevlut Ülgen, Muazzez Töre, Mukadder Cankoçak, Murat Akbaş, Musa Piroğlu, Mustafa Cinkılıç, Mustafa Durmuş, Mustafa Kurtul Karabulut, Müfit Özdeş, Müge Karalom, Müge Yamanyılmaz, Münir Korkmaz, Necdet Okcan, Necdet Saraç, Necip Eraslan, Nedim Kara, Nesteren Davutoğlu, Neşat Olağan, Nevin Berktaş, Nil Mutluer, Nilay Kırcı, Nilgün Salmaner, Nilgün Toker, Nuray Özdoğan, Nuray Sancar, Nurcan Baysal, Nuriye Ünal, Olcay Ozak, Olcay Şimşek, Onur Hamzaoğlu, Orhan Alkaya, Orhan Atan, Orhan Demirbağ, Orhan Silier, Osman Ergin, Osman Polat, Oya Ersoy, Özgür Başkaya, Özgür Karabulut, Pakize Sinemillioğlu, Pelin Kahiloğulları, Perihan Koca, Rahmi Saltuk, Ramazan Sarıoğlu, Ramazan Yıldırım, Remzi Altunpolat, Resul Çatar, Rezan Tuncay, Rıza Türmen, Saadet Erkuş, Sadife Karataş Kural, Salih Zeki Tombak, Sedef Erdal, Semih Bilgen, Serfinaz Ergun, Sevda Köksoy Kuey, Sevgi Yılmaz, Sevil Aracı, Seyit Aslan, Seyit Soydan, Sezgin Kartal, Sibel Özbudun, Sinan Tunç, Songül Tunçdemir, Süreyya Kemal Çakıroğlu, Şamil Altan, Şebnem Oğuz, Şengün Kılıç, Şivan Kırmızıçiçek, Tahsin Yeşildere, Tahsin Yılmaz, Tamer Köksal, Tatlıgül Gül, Taylan Bekin, Telli ışık, Temel Demirer, Tülay Özdeş, Ümide Aysu, Yaman Öğüt, Yasemin Özgün, Yaşar Güven, Yavuz Halat, Yelda Karataş, Yıldız İmrek, Yılmaz Bozkurt, Yusuf Çakır, Zehra Yılmaz, Zeki Yalçındere, Zeliha Altuntaş, Zeynep Cengizhan, Zeynep Göğüş, Ziya Halis, Zuhal Orhun.
