When there was no result in the negotiations between the workers' representatives and the French company officials, a strike began on the whole line on 10 August 1927.
Although the Minister of Public Works, Behiç Erkin, was involved in the negotiations at the beginning of the strike and he was in charge of the railways during the Turkish War of Independence, it was welcomed by the workers, but the government did not take steps to solve the problem.
The Communist Party of Turkey, which was founded in Baku in 1920 and which was prosecuted and whose leaders were killed despite wanting to support the War of Independence, joined the strike.
However, due to insufficient organization in Adana and communication problems with the underground Central Committee, the party could not fully direct the strike.
In addition, the craftsmen and merchants of Adana did not accept the existence of a foreign company engaged in freight transportation and showed a side attitude towards the workers.