Turkey

ÇORLU | 23 – 01 – 2011 | Çorlu is an industrialized town that is one hour away from Istanbul. Our Union has been active in Çorlu since 1990s. We had successes in some periods and signed collective agreements however after 2000, by the coordinated attacks of bosses, military and other institutions of the state, we could not succeeded in ...

TURKEY | 23 – 01 – 2011 | Introduction According to the Constitution of Turkish Republic, it’s a legitimate and constitutional right of workers to organize in trade unions. Additionally, forcing workers to resign from membership of any Union is a crime that has a penalty of 3 years imprisonment. However there has not been any boss that has found ...

ÇORLU | 23 – 01 – 2011 | Our Union’s activities continue in Çorlu to convert this city from a heaven of cheap labor to a city where workers enjoy their fundamental rights. Grup Suni Deri produces artificial leather for domestic and international markets. For international market, the company exports to Greece, Switzerland, Russia… There are 105 workers in the ...

TURKEY | 23 – 01 – 2011 | Our Union is determinant in continuing the struggle to organize DESA workers despite the aggressive attitude of the administration. DESA is a well known brand in Turkey having stores in Turkey and Europe. DESA is also working together with PRADA, MULBERRY and SAMSONITE. As a result of the international campaign many international ...

TURKEY | 16 – 09 – 2010 | Demonstrating for a boycott of Turkey’s referendum vote The 12th of September is not a normal day in Turkey. It is the anniversary of the military fascist coup d’état of 1980. This coup was made with the support of US imperialism. During the coup hundreds of revolutionaries and communists were killed, tortured or disappeared. ...

TURKEY | 11 – 09 – 2010 | Before the referendum; in 48 hours more than 121 persons arrested. The countdown goes; tomorrow there will be a referendum on changes on Turkey’s constitution. The discussion on the referendum to say ‘yes’ or ‘no’ doesn’t mean that there can only be one side. There is always an alternative; in this case this alternative is ...

ISTANBUL | 31 – 08 – 2010 | Journalist of the revolutionary newspaper Isci Koylu Suzan Zengin was arrested and imprisoned on August 29th 20009. Until this day, the government has not shown any real reason for her imprisonment. The charges against her are part of a conspiracy. On August 26th 2009, she was brought to the court hearing. Before he court ...

ISTANBUL | 19 – 07 – 2010 | The killing of the Central Committee spokesperson of the CPI (Maoist) and the journalist Hem Pandey was condemned in front of the Indian embassy in Istanbul/Turkey. On July 1st, 2010 the AP/SIB brutally assassinated Cherukuri Rajkumar (Azad) and the independent journalist Hem Pandey close to the region Maharashtra. The Indian state has ...

TURKEY | 16 – 07 – 2010 | The killing of the Central Committee spokesperson of the CPI (Maoist) and the journalist Hem Pandey was condemned in front of the Indian embassy in Istanbul/Turkey. On July 1st, 2010 the AP/SIB brutally assassinated Cherukuri Rajkumar (Azad) and the independent journalist Hem Pandey close to the region Maharashtra. The Indian state has ...

SİVAS/TOKAT | 08 – 07 – 2010 | The two guerilla fighters who were killed on June 29th 2010 in the mountains of Dersim/Ovacik by the Turkish state forces, have beenreleased from the morgue. The funeral of Cigdem Yilmaz was held in Sivas and the one of Ferdi Karacan in Tokat. During the funeral of Cigdem Yilmaz slogans like “Guerillas ...