Stand up against NATO

Stand up against NATO

EMEP General Secretary Seyit Aslan called for participation in the actions to be held across the country. Aslan said, “The plan to establish a new, multinational corps affiliated with NATO in Turkey has been confirmed by the relevant ministry. NATO, which means war, coup, destruction and poverty for the people, must be disbanded; the summit planned to be held in Ankara must not take place.” Turkish Communist Party (TKP) General Secretary Kemal Okuyan, meanwhile, said: “The reluctance of other NATO members regarding Iran does not exonerate them. We know what those who accuse Trump of ‘unnecessary wars’ have been up to in Europe, and how they compete with one another on militarism. We also see that the European Union, which is falling apart at the seams, is impoverishing workers and diverting all resources to military spending.” The action schedule is as follows:

• Ankara: Time: 14.30 / March from Söğütözü Metro to the US Embassy

• Istanbul: 16:00 / March from Taksim AKM to Dolmabahçe

• Izmir: 14:00 / March from Şirinyer İZBAN to the Buca NATO Command

• Adana: 14:00 / March from Incirlik to Incirlik Air Base

• Malatya: Time: 14:00 / March from Kürecik to the NATO Base

• Eskişehir: Time: 18:00 / March from Kanatlı Shopping Centre to the Ulus Monument

• Kocaeli: Time: 18:00 / Press conference at İzmit Municipal Building

Note: This article is translated from the original article titled NATO’ya karşı ayağa kalk, published in BirGün newspaper on April 1, 2026.