From Türkiye, a resounding message to the US Presidency: Hands off Cuba! 159 Turkish intellectuals and artists send an open letter to President Donald Trump.
To the Presidency of the United States of America,
We are witnessing that the systematic aggression you have maintained against Cuba for more than 60 years has reached a new and dangerous stage.
The decree signed by the President of the United States at the end of January, which makes it practically impossible to export oil to Cuba, directly targets the country's hospitals, schools, and production areas.
This decision restricts Cuban citizens' access to health services, deprives Cuban children of their right to education, and deliberately destroys the country's development prospects. The blockade you have maintained for decades against the Cuban people has now become an open policy of genocide.
The Cuban people, determined to defend their homeland to the last drop of blood, are not only defending their right to life and sovereignty, but also the dignity of humanity. Cuba is resisting US imperialism on behalf of all humanity.
Supporting this resistance is our duty. We, as friends of Cuba, demand an immediate end to the inhumane blockade policies and declare that we will do everything in our power to defend socialist Cuba.
Cuba is not alone, it will never be alone.
Signatories:
- Fatih Ergin – Journalist, writer
- Fatih Yaşlı – Associate professor, academic, writer
- Fatma Heval Ak – Union branch secretary
- Fatma Pınar Arslan – Medical doctor
- Fehmi Elmacı – Union organizing secretary
- Ferit Avcı – Cartoonist
- Fırat Arapoğlu – Associate professor, academic
- Fide Lale Durak – Painter
- Fikret Çolakoğlu – Municipal council member
- Fikret Reyhan – Film director
- Firuze Engin – Playwright, theatre director
- Funda Ünal – Publishing coordinator
- Furkan Anlar – Lawyer
- Galip Yalman – Retired professor
- Gamze Yücesan – Professor
- Gazi Çeliker – Union financial secretary
- Gökçe Cihan Üstündağ – Associate professor
- Gökhan Aydın – Union branch president
- Gökhan Çağıran – Musician
- Gökhan Kazbek – Editor-in-chief, journalist
- Gökmen Karadağ – Journalist
- Göksel Aymaz – Lecturer
- Gözde Somel – Academic
- Gülay Dinçel – Economist
- Gülcan Altan – Musician
- Gülperi Putgül Köybaşı – Psychiatrist
- Gülşen Babacan – Lawyer
- Gültekin Sahillioğlu – District political chair
- Günselin Seda Çetinkaya – Musician
- Hacer Büyükaşık – Teacher
- Hafize Çınar Güner – Writer
- Hakan Çelenk – Journalist
- Hakan Has – Lawyer
- Hale Tüblek – Theatre artist
- Haluk Hepkon – Publisher, writer
- Haluk Polat – Musician
- Hande Gündoğdu – Lawyer
- Hasan Nami Güner – Theatre pedagogue
- Hasan Semih Bilgin – Medical association president
- Hasan Tanay – Theatre artist
- Hatice Eroğlu Akdoğan – Writer
- Eren Alim – Journalist
- Emine İnseloz – Lawyer
- Ender Özer – Painter
- Ender Yiğit – Theatre artist
- Engin Güneş – Reporter
- Engin Selahoğlu – Retired diplomat
- Ercan Candaş – Musician
- Ercan Deniz Küçükoşmanoğlu – Union branch president
- Erdal Dik – Union organizing secretary
- Erdal Emre – Journalist
- Erdal Toprak – Academic
- Eren Gürer – Journalist
- Erdem İyim – Union branch president
- Erdal Kızılkaya – Union organizing secretary
- Erdoğan Kamış – Painter
- Erdoğan Köse – Union press secretary
- Ergün Küçükkaya – Lawyer
- Esen Selah – Lawyer
- Ergin Kurşun – District union representative
- Erhan Altınkaynak – Lawyer
- Erhan Delioğlu – Union specialist
- Erhan Nalçacı – Academic, writer
- Erinç Eren – Lawyer
- Erincan Erdinç – Professor
- Erkan Bilgün – Finance manager
- Erkan Erbil – Professor
- Ersin İnce – Union secretary
- Ersel Aydın – Lawyer
- Ersin İnce – Journalist, writer
- Esra Eroğlan – Economist
- Etkin Kol – Architect
- Fahri Arslan – Academic
- Faruk Kıbrık – Union legal secretary
- Ceyhun İlsever – Academic
- Cezmi Baskın – Actor
- Cihan Demirci Tansel – Professor
- Coşkun Aral – Journalist
- Cumali Akatay – Union branch president
- Cüneyt Göksu – Computer engineer
- Çağatay Tavşanoğlu – Academic
- Çağdaş Bayraktar – Journalist
- Çağdaş Sümer – Academic
- Çağrı Kınıkoğlu – Director
- Çetin Sağsöz – Journalist
- Çiçek Dilek Özyeral Bakanay – Assistant professor
- Çiğdem Çağlayan – Professor
- Çiğdem Fulya Dönmez – Academic
- Çisel Demirkan Sakallı – Lawyer
- Çisem Kılınç – Lawyer
- Dengin Ceyhan – Musician
- Deniz Aksoy – Lawyer
- Deniz Aktaş – Lawyer
- Deniz Can Atal – Research assistant
- Deniz Cankoçak – Union branch secretary
- Deniz Eroğlu Yüce – Psychologist
- Deniz Ezer – Union president
- Deniz Yavuz – Lawyer
- Derman Boztok – Physician
- Derya Demir – Lawyer
- Derya Okatan – Journalist
- Derya Pekel – Union branch president
- Derya Seçer – Union branch secretary
- Derya Uğur – Union president
- Devrim Hacısalihoğlu – Physician
- Devrim Topses – Professor
- Dicle Demirel – Lawyer
- Doğa Demirhan – Lawyer
- Doğacan Ertuğrul – Lawyer
- Duygu Çakmak – Union district representative
- Elif Akkaya – Editor-in-chief
- Elif Zelal Şeker Kuru – Lawyer
- Emel Diril – Lawyer
- Emel Güneş – Associate professor
- Emin İğüs – Musician
- Emine Çınar – Labor association president
- Emirhan Mumin – Lawyer
- Bertan Dirikolu – Actor
- Beste Salman – Lawyer
- Bilal Doğan – Lawyer
- Bilge Çarpıcı – Lawyer
- Buğrahan Aydın – Director of photography
- Burak Genç – Painter
- Burak Gürbüz – Professor, economist, writer
- Burak Özdemir – Lawyer
- Burak Yakşı – Lawyer
- Burcu Başkonak – Union press secretary
- Burcu Günüsen – Journalist
- Burcu Okutan – Journalist
- Burçak Özoğlu – Academic
- Bülent Cengiz – Professor
- Bülent Seyitdanlıoğlu – Retired judge
- Büşra İlaslan – Journalist
- Cafer Cıkcık – Geophysics engineer
- Cahit Berkay – Musician
- Can Emrah Ülgü – Union branch president
- Can Kuyumcuoğlu – Journalist
- Can Şafak – Researcher, writer, union specialist
- Canan Kaya – Journalist
- Candan Buryaz – Former union organizing secretary
- Canel Durak – Lawyer
- Caner Beklim – Radio host
- Cangül Örnek – Professor
- Canol Kocagöz – Cartoonist
- Cansu Fırıncı – Actor
- Cansu Oba – Central committee member
- Celalettin Aykanat – Foundation board chair
- Celil Denktaş – Writer, translator
- Cem Güldoğuren – Union specialist
- Cem Yarkın – Musician
- Cemil Fuat Hendek – Writer
- Cengiz Arın – Retired academic
- Cengiz Erdinç – Journalist
- Cengiz Karagöz – Journalist
- Cenk Başboğaoğlu – Magazine publisher
- Cenk Güray – Professor
- Cenk Özdağ – Lawyer
- Cenk Samet Er – Lawyer
- Ceyda Karan – Journalist