Opening speech held on the international WAYU congress in Istanbul. By Kayahan Çetin – Chairman of the Youth Union of Türkiye (TGB) May 19th, 1919 is the date Mustafa Kemal Atatürk arrived in the northern Turkish city of Samsun to start the armed struggle against the imperialist occupation of Türkiye and its collaborators. The date is considered as the beginning ...

Speech of Aliakbar Taheri – Representative of Coalition for Resistance Organization, on the WAYU congress in Istanbul By Aliakbar Taheri – Representative of Coalition for Resistance Organization May 19th, 1919 is the date Mustafa Kemal Atatürk arrived in the northern Turkish city of Samsun to start the armed struggle against the imperialist occupation of Türkiye and its collaborators. The date ...

Posted by by United World International 13 Min Read June 1, 2026 By Shakeel Bhaktawer – South African Communist Party – Regional Secretary May 19th, 1919, is the date Mustafa Kemal Atatürk arrived in the northern Turkish city of Samsun to start the armed struggle against the imperialist occupation of Türkiye and its collaborators. The date is considered as the ...