While a de facto state of emergency continues in the capital city of Turkey due to the upcoming NATO summit, the Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) marched to Kızılay Square, centre of Ankara, with the slogan “Down with imperialism, down with NATO!”
Devrim (Revolution), written by TKP General Secretary Kemal Okuyan, has been translated into Spanish for the first time and published under the title Revolución by Tinta Roja, the publishing house of the Communist Party of the Workers of Spain (PCTE).
Rinze Visser, a veteran Dutch communist and former chairman of the New Communist Party of the Netherlands (NCPN), died on 16 October 2026 at the age of 87.
The Portuguese Communist Party (Partido Comunista Português, PCP) took part in nationwide demonstrations on 17 October organised by the General Confederation of Portuguese Workers (CGTP-IN), demanding higher wages and pensions, improved public services and measures to address the rising cost of living.
The Progressive Party of Working People (AKEL) supported a nationwide demonstration against high electricity prices held in Nicosia on 17 October 2026.
The Communist Party of Greece (KKE) held a political event in Alexandroupoli on 18 October, bringing together representatives of the KKE and the Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) to promote friendship and joint struggle between Greek and Turkish workers against exploitation, imperialist rivalries and war.
The Revolutionary Communist Party of France (PCRF) published a statement on October 16, 2026, as civil service strikes and high school student protests continue across the country.