TKP reacts to NATO-related detentions
The Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) has issued a statement regarding the police intervention during an anti-NATO march in Ankara. The party stated that several detained members were injured and one individual was taken for an angiogram due to a suspected heart attack, calling for the immediate release of those in custody.
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The TKP issued a statement regarding its members who were detained during a police crackdown on a march organized by the party against NATO in Ankara.
The statement included the following remarks:
"During the police violence against TKP members protesting NATO for an 'Independent Turkey' in Ankara, seven of our friends sustained severe head injuries, some of our friends suffered fractures to their arms and rib cages, and one friend was taken for an angiogram due to a suspected heart attack.
We are closely monitoring the condition of our comrades who were injured and detained. Those in custody must be released immediately!"
During the police violence against TKP members protesting NATO for an 'Independent Turkey' in Ankara, seven of our friends sustained severe head injuries, some of our friends suffered fractures to their arms and rib cages, and one friend was taken for an angiogram due to a suspected heart attack.
— TKP (@tkpninsesi) July 5, 2026
The injured and...