Turkey

İSTANBUL | 09 – 05 – 2010 | Güler Zere a former political prisoner of the DHKP-C has died in her home today at 16:50 PM in Armutlu/Istanbul because of cancer. Zere was 14 years in prison and because of ill treatment and bad conditions, torture she got cancer. The government didn’t provide the needed treatment for her even when ...

ISTANBUL | 02 – 05  – 2010 | 1st of May is the historical day in where the international working class celebrates its labor day. One of these countries is Turkey, for decades the ruling classes in Turkey didn’t allow the workers to celebrate May Day, every time there were incidents in where state security forces attacked the masses. In ...

TURKEY | 06 – 04 – 2010 | Avni Er was arrested in Italy on 1st April 2004 and sentenced to 7 years in a trial that repeatedly violated the rights of defense, for “belonging” to the DHKP-C, a communist party of the Turkish revolutionary Left inserted in the infamous blacklists drawn up by the EU after 11th September. Avni ...

DETUDAK | 11 – 03 – 2010 | The number of political prisoners increased rapidly in prisons as the class struggle under the leadership of the proletariat intensified in the beginning of the 20th century. It was during this period that solidarity organizations with political prisoners were established in many countries. These “Red Help organizations” functioning under the leadership of ...

ANKARA | 20 – 02 – 2010 | Thousands of people from all over the country, gathered today in Ankara to show their solidarity with the TEKEL workers that are on strike since more than three month. Today many people will demonstrate their solidarity and support for the workers legitimate struggle by staying inside tents, no one will go away. ...

ISTANBUL | 06 – 02 – 2010 | Our determination to struggle against the ‘union busting’ and job lay off’s in Esenyurt has existed since 172 days with the support of national and international solidarity. We, as Trade Union of the Municipality Workers Istanbul, 2nd Branch, despite all kinds of oppression and bad weather conditions, have been continuing our resistance ...

ISTANBUL | 01 – 02 – 2010 | I am an imprisoned journalist at the Bakırköy Women’s Prison. Approximately 5 months ago, I was arrested as a result of an obvious conspiracy. During this past time no formal charges have been placed. I am being imprisoned arbitrarily. As you will understand, my court hearing date is unknown and there is ...

ANKARA | 19 – 01 – 2010 | Thousands of Tekel workers called for a general strike in Ankara after another protest march on Suday. The workers occupied the Türk-İş building after the unions federation executives had not made the expected announcement regarding a full scale strike. Tekel workers, struggling for their rights since middle of December, surged to the ...

TURKEY | 30 – 12 – 2009 | Another 24 people have been taken into custody in the Turkish cities of Van and Batman. The total number of arrests throughout the last week in the scope of the operation against Peace and Democracy Party mounts to 47 people. The Peace Council of Turkey criticized the course of action. A further ...

ISTANBUL | 24 – 12 – 2009 | Our representatives and workers who intended to make a public meeting at the Bosporus Bridge were arrested. Since 5 month the workers of the Esenyurt municipality were laid of their jobs for being members of the municipality union. They are since 127 days on strike. The workers from BIMTAS Company are on ...