Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières
, by FONTENILLE Marion
With their faces wrapped in traditional white scarves, they spend hours in silence at the gates of the country’s prisons : more than 45 days outside the Maltepe Prison in Istabul, and 25 outside Bakırköy on the outskirts of the city. In the last few months these peaceful gatherings have quickly (…)
, by STANGLER Cole
Turkey’s crackdown on dissent extends to the country’s fractured labor movement.
If the presence of a two dozen riot cops blocking the entrance of the Gaziosmanpaşa Courthouse didn’t send the message, then the arrival of a water-cannon truck—slowly backing up from the Eski Edirne Motorway (…)
, by HATTAM Jennifer
An Inspiring Case of Union Organizing in a Formidable Context: The Case of TÜMTİS in Turkey
A Case Study by Alpkan Birelma
TÜMTİS have set “a great example” for Turkish trade unions about the importance of international workers’ solidarity.
As global firms like UPS and DHL began to (…)
The AKP (Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi-Justice and Development Party) is celebrating 15 years in power in Turkey. The party came to power in November 2002, against the backdrop of the major 2001 crisis and amidst a legitimacy crisis of the then mainstream political parties stemming from the (…)
, by FEYYAZ Metin
Turkey’s ex-Prime Minister, new President Erdogan has been talking about their dreams of turning Turkey into “China of Europe” for long time. Last April, when Economy Minister, Zafer Çağlayan met with foreign investors in London, there he declared with proud that “Labour cost in Turkey is even (…)
, by EROL Mehmet Erman
Autonomy, occupation, self-management... these long-forgotten terms are back in Turkey since late 2012-early 2013. There have been several factory occupations since last year. The most prominent ones are, among others, Kazova, Greif, Zentiva, Feniş, Moda Socks Factory, Renault, and Şişecam (…)
Rising death toll turns mine accident in Turkey to carnage
IndustriALL Global Union and its worldwide family mourn the deaths of hundreds of mineworkers in Soma, Manisa province in Western Turkey. As of the time of writing, 205 miners are dead and more than 80 are hospitalized. Rescue efforts (…)
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