Declaration of the Corlu General Strike, and for the Independence of Gelibolu
The Davet 'in Isciler
The Davet 'in Isciler, organizer and representative of the people of Gelibolu, wishes to take this opportunity to explain the grievences that this people has developed against the Xyraeli imperial administration. This document is not meant to be a petition to the Xyraelis to change their methods, for any such consessions may be all too easily rescinded. It is a statement of how they have failed, and how they always will fail, to satisfy the needs of the people of this country, and why this country must forge its own way in the region. Nor is it a document preaching racial or religious hatred, for this is not a national or regligious revolt, though there are certainly elements of national and religious oppression present in the Xyraeli imperial system. As shown by its beginning in the industrial town of Corlu, this strike and revolt is of the isciler, of the masses of workers finally tired of all they have been put through.
The abuses of the Xyraeli imperial administration have been many and varied, and only a few of their offenses are enumerated below. These offenses are simply the most egregious of the lot, as any comprehensive list would stretch longer than the kilometers of roadway in Istanbul. The paper it would be printed on would sink any ship out of Marmara Eregli. The mills of Corlu would wear out their presses printing such a list. Their abuses include:
- A plundering of the land, meant to serve their own economy and with the natural consequence of depriving eight million people of the resources of their land, and of the products of their hands;
- Profiteering at the expense of the workers, which has led to unsafe workplaces in which many are killed each year;
- Restrictions on freedom of movement by means of ID cards, curfews, and military checkpoints;
- Restrictions on privacy by similar means;
- Suppression of native political parties, including the Davet 'in Isciler, with the object of taming the people politically to the wiles of the Xyraeli imperial family;
- Active State support for the Illuminist religion, and punishment for outspoken proponents of other religions;
- And finally, an unwarrented military assault on the people of Istanbul, causing many deaths and the wanton destruction of people's homes and livelyhoods.
It is in protest of these abuses that the Davet 'in Isciler has called this general strike in Corlu, and that the people of Corlu have responded. The strike will not end until our demands, for full and complete independence from the Empire of Xyrael, and the recognition of our independence by the family of nations, have been met. For this moment the people of this city and the Davet representing them do not take recourse to armed violence, but we stand ever vigilant to defend ourselves if threatened.
We encourage other Districts, towns, and cities of Gelibolu to follow the example of the people of Corlu, and call on them to join us in our struggle for a democratic, Councilist republic, the highest principle of which shall be: from each according to his ability, to each according to his need.
Name | Personnel | Subordinate Units | Officer in Command | |
Theatre | 400,000+ | 2+ Army Groups | Ana Mareşal (Grand Marshal) | |
Army Group | 200,000+ | 2+ Armies | Ana Mareşal (Grand Marshal) | |
Army | 111,120 | 3 Corps 1 HQ Battalion | Mareşal (Marshal) | |
Corps | 36,720 | 2 Divisions 1 HQ Company | Orgeneral (General) | |
Division | 18,480 | 2 Field Brigade 2 Support Brigade 1 HQ Company | Tümgeneral (Major General) | |
Brigade | 4,560 | 2 Regiments 1 HQ Company | Albay (Colonel) | |
Regiment | 2,160 | 2 Battalions 1 HQ Company | Yarbay (Lieutenant Colonel) | |
Battalion | 960 | 3 Companies 1 HQ Company | Binbaşı (Major) | |
Company | 240 | 3 Platoon 1 HQ Platoon | Lostromo (Chief Warrant Officer) and Kaptan (Captain) | |
Platoon | 60 | 3 Rifle Sections 1 Heavy Weapons Section 1 HQ Section | Teğmen (Lieutenant) | |
Section | 12 | 4 Fireteams (3DM,1LMG) | Komiser (Sergeant) | |
Fireteam | 3 | 1 Designated Marksman/LMG | Nefer (private) to Onbaşı (Corporal) | |
Infantryman | 1 | N/A | Any | |