Levent Dölek, the vice chairman of the Revolutionary Workers’ Party (DIP) in Turkey and an indefatigable fighter for the cause of socialism and anti-imperialism, has been detained after a dawn raid on his home and subsequently arrested by the despotic regime in Turkey. The wave of support to comrade Dölek in Turkey, ranging from striking workers to intellectuals and a number of trade unions and left-wing political parties, has been nothing short of overwhelming.
In addition to this, and befittingly for the internationalist militant that he is, his arrest was also met with objections beyond the borders of Turkey. From Russia, Evgeny Kozlov the secretary of the Executive Committee of the Russian Party of Communists sent the following message of support: “The Executive Commitee of Russian Party of Communists, expressing solidarity with the Revolutionary Workers' Party (DIP) and the protesting students in Turkey, joins the demands for the immediate release of comrade Levent Dölek from arrest and an end to the repression against students.”
Moreover, comrades from the world over rapidly moved to echo the call for comrade Levent Dölek’s liberation in various languages. In addition to a call in English, various messages and appeals for solidarity have been published in various languages: in Greek by the comrades of the EEK (Workers’ Revolutionary Party) in Greece, in Spanish by the comrades of Opción Obrera (Workers’ Alternative) in Venezuela, in addition to social media posts circulating in languages such as Farsi and Polish. Moreover, in France and Greece, through the ROR and EEK initiatives, the call reached numerous outlets in the press, including Efsyn and the Press Project in Greece
The fight for the liberation of this brave fighter of revolution in Turkey will continue, in Turkey and abroad alike!
Free Levent Dölek, free the prisoners of despotism in Turkey!
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