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‘Turkey is one of the countries resisting autocratization the most’

MURAT SOMER COMMENTS / 2

‘Turkey is one of the countries resisting autocratization the most’

Prof. Somer says, "Most people expect the democratic camp to offer more of new policies on the economy, environment, income distribution, socio-economic system and climate change rather than merely promising to restore the democratic system.”

20 July 2022 Selay Dalaklı

Worker Gökçe Damar: I struggle for my daughter

RESISTING WOMEN WORKERS TELL

Worker Gökçe Damar: I struggle for my daughter

Trying to make her voice heard with slogans and folk dances in front of the factory from 7 in the morning to 5 in the evening, Damar says, “Joining a labor union is not a crime; we are struggling for our union rights here. Our request is reinstatement".

16 March 2022 Evrim Kepenek

'Women resist not only for labor rights or wage increases, but for survival as well'

FEMINISTS VISIT FARPLAS WORKERS

'Women resist not only for labor rights or wage increases, but for survival as well'

Feminists have visited the workers protesting for their rights at Farplas factory in Turkey's western province of Kocaeli. They have stressed that women have been resisting not only for union rights or wage increases for their survival as well.

23 February 2022

‘Does Ministry of Labor make any attempts to learn from workers what they want?’

HDP TO MINISTER

‘Does Ministry of Labor make any attempts to learn from workers what they want?’

HDP Adana MP Tülay Hatimoğulları has addressed a Parliamentary question to Minister of Labor and Social Security Bilgin regarding the workers’ protests ongoing across Turkey for the past month.

10 February 2022

Women resisting stone quarry in İkizdere named ‘women of the year’

Women resisting stone quarry in İkizdere named ‘women of the year’

The SES Equality and Solidarity Association has announced that the women resisting the stone quarry in Rize’s İkizdere in Turkey's Black Sea region have been elected the “Women of the Year” in 2021.

After 1,280 days of resistance, union gets authorization at Cargill factory

After 1,280 days of resistance, union gets authorization at Cargill factory

The workers had started protesting for their union rights after the company fired 14 people in 2018.

20 October 2021

Resistance against stone quarry | Non-prosecution for 16 people from İkizdere

Resistance against stone quarry | Non-prosecution for 16 people from İkizdere

The prosecutor’s office has given a decision of non-prosecution in the investigation launched against 16 people on the grounds that they threw stones at the gendarmerie while resisting against the stone quarry attempted to be opened in Rize’s İkizdere.

100th day of Boğaziçi protests: ‘We won’t give up even if it takes 1,000 days’

100th day of Boğaziçi protests: ‘We won’t give up even if it takes 1,000 days’

The constituents of Boğaziçi University have been protesting the appointed rector for 100 days. Marking this day, students have said, “We have been resisting as a generation who has been a witness to how the ambition for power ruins the country.”

‘Those who don’t give me my money live in luxury’

BIMEKS WORKERS

‘Those who don’t give me my money live in luxury’

Not paid their wages and severance for years, the workers of Bimeks electronics retailer turn wherever their bosses go into a site of protest. “We are trying to exert pressure by targeting their identities known by the public,” says Celep from Umut-Sen union.

13 January 2021 Melisa Elçin Özçelikel

‘Pandemic is remembered when it comes to bringing them to court’

‘Pandemic is remembered when it comes to bringing them to court’

Arrested for protesting “to get their jobs back”, six people were sent to prisons in different cities though the lawsuit was filed in Ankara. The court has now ruled that they shall stand trial via the Audio and Visual Information System due to the pandemic.

7 December 2020 Ayça Söylemez

They want their jobs back for 4 years

LETTER FROM PRISON

They want their jobs back for 4 years

Acun Karadağ, who had been protesting to “get her job back”, was arrested with five others in August. On the 4th anniversary of their protest, she has sent a letter to bianet from Kayseri Prison, where she stays with Alev Şahin, another arrested protester.

17 November 2020 Ayça Söylemez

‘We don’t want a favor, but our rights; our resistance is going on’

‘We don’t want a favor, but our rights; our resistance is going on’

Not paid their wages and compensation for months, even years, miners in Soma and Ermenek are still protesting for their rights. Meanwhile, some workers resisting for their rights in Ermenek have been paid their wages.

23 October 2020

They have been arrested 'because they protested intensively'

They have been arrested 'because they protested intensively'

Investigated on the same charges before and given judicial control in those investigations, six people protesting in Yüksel Street in Ankara to "get their jobs back" have been arrested. The reason for their arrest: Keeping on protesting intensively.

24 August 2020 Ayça Söylemez

Cargill workers continue to demand reemployment after Covid-19 break

Cargill workers continue to demand reemployment after Covid-19 break

Fourteen Cargill workers were dismissed two-and-a-half years ago due to union activities and have not been rehired despite a court ruling.

METU Students and Academics in Kavaklık

METU Students and Academics in Kavaklık

In protest against the construction of a state dormitory on poplar woods at their campus, students of the Middle East Technical University (METU) and academics have marched towards Kavaklık, the poplar woods.

A Brief History of METU Forest: From a Steppe to an Oasis in Central Anatolia

62ND DAY OF KAVAKLIK RESISTANCE

A Brief History of METU Forest: From a Steppe to an Oasis in Central Anatolia

The students of Middle East Technical University (METU) have been resisting against a state dormitory planned to be constructed on 40-decare poplar woods at their campus. We have compiled a brief history of the METU forest for you.

15 July 2019 Selay Dalaklı

Call for Demonstration in Front of Yves Rocher, Flormar for Flormar Workers

Call for Demonstration in Front of Yves Rocher, Flormar for Flormar Workers

Yoğurtçu Women’s Forum has made a call for silent protest in front of Yves Rocher and Flormar in Kadıköy in support of Flormar workers, who were fired for unionizing and are on 50th day of their resistance.

Women from Workers’ Union Stage Demonstration in Support of Flormar Workers

Women from Workers’ Union Stage Demonstration in Support of Flormar Workers

Women from the Confederation of Public Workers’ Unions have staged a silent demonstration with a banner reading “No foundation cream can cover misogyny” for Flormar workers, who were fired for being union member.

Shack Owner Wins Urban Transformation Suit Against Municipality

Shack Owner Wins Urban Transformation Suit Against Municipality

Yüksel Dum, resisting alone with his shack in his demolished Roma neighborhood, won his tender case against the Kadıköy Municipality. However, he has to wait out the municipality’s objection process.

23 July 2014 Nilay Vardar

TEKEL Workers Demand Investigation about Union Head

RESISTANCE

TEKEL Workers Demand Investigation about Union Head

Tekel workers complained about Tek Gıda-İş Union Head Türkel. The workers had been beaten after they protested Türkel by throwing eggs at him because he had not kept his promises. Tekel workers from different parts of the country file a complaint in Istanbul today.

30 November 2010 Berivan Tapan

Disabled Workers Resist against Lay-Offs

Disabled Workers Resist against Lay-Offs

The resistance of disabled workers who were laid-off because of attending a strike at the Bizimköy Disabled Production Line has lasted for a whole month now. Disabled Confederation President İçli said the application was contrary to the UN convention.

22 July 2010 Semra Pelek

Ballot for TEKEL Workers - End of Resistance?

Ballot for TEKEL Workers - End of Resistance?

12,000 TEKEL workers are going to vote for the continuation or the end of their resistance taken up 23 days ago in Ankara. Amaç from the Tek Gıda-İş union claims, "Erdoğan said 'They are on the streets because of provocations'. We want to highlight the workers' right to self-determination".

6 January 2010 Bawer Çakır