soL news portal is now in English

soL (the Left), which is being published since 2006 on worldwide web, is one of the most highly visited news portals in Turkey. As indicated by the very title of the portal, soL has never identified itself as an “impartial” and unscrupulous publication. We believe that the only consistent way of providing honest and accurate news requires one to take side in class struggles; to take side of the working class and toiling masses.

Hence, soL has never refrained itself from taking side in social and political issues; it has never concealed its distance from and battle with liberals, reactionaries and collaborationists of all sorts. soL has never refrained itself from saying aloud that Turkish and Kurdish workers have no other alternative, but wage a struggle together. And soL has never abstained from promoting anti-imperialist and anti-capitalist struggles of the world, and it has assumed solidarity with progressive political powers such as Cuba, Venezuela, Bolivia etc. as a task of its own.

Hence soL did not abstain from declaring its principles at the onset:

soL adopts the universal values of the left,

soL is for egalitarianism,

soL is on the side of labor,

soL is anti-imperialist,

soL is patriotic,

soL is against chauvinism and fascism,

soL defends the unity of the workers of all countries,

soL is against all sorts of discrimination and exploitation,

soL supports enlightenment.
These principles have gained soL a prominent position and made it one of the most highly visited news portals of Turkey.

soL does not simply provide news on Turkey and the region; we also deem it necessary to provide “news with a perspective”. This perspective is given by the universal values and principles of the left.

Now, we feel that it is time to enlarge our scope and start contributing more to the establishment of a common sense among progressive, leftist forces of the world. We believe that our humble contribution would be to provide daily news and perspectives on Turkey, the region and the world.
For the time being, our contribution could be limited, but we pledge to improve the quality of work we carry out as we receive constructive critiques and proposals from our visitors.
The Turkish version of soL news portal publishes more than 80 news and 6-7 columns per day. The extent of the news covered by soL includes current political affairs, economics, local events, culture, sports, arts and world news. More than 50 columnists, some of whom are members of the Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) and some independent intellectuals, contribute to the portal.

As a beginning, we will provide our international visitors with translations of the most critical news that would hopefully come to the attention of those who share the same vision and principles with us. Also we will provide you with some of the columns that are not difficult to follow for those who are not familiar with Turkish political agenda.

Reiterating the main slogan of the Turkish portal, we say, keep watching the day from the left (soL).

soL news portal
english@sol.org.tr