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Union growth 21 July 2015 Turkey: teacher union condemns the latest suicide bomb against education workers
E?itim-Sen, the national Education International’s affiliate, has strongly condemned the suicide bomb attack that killed university students, including one member of the union, in Suruc, Turkey.
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Union growth 20 May 2015 “I can be sent back to prison at any time»
Sakine Esen Yilmaz and Mehmet Bozgeyik, the current and former general secretaries of the Turkish education union, E?itim Sen, are to be presented with the FNV’s « Febe Elisabeth Vasquez » prize at the end of May. The prize is awarded to trade union leaders who have fought for human...
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Union growth 20 May 2015 The Netherlands: Turkish trade union leaders awarded
Two Turkish trade unionists have been awarded the Febe Elisabeth Velasquez trade union award 2015 for their exceptional trade union work by the biggest trade union confederation in the Netherlands.
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Union growth 30 April 2014 Turkish unions demand their right to celebrate May Day peacefully
Turkish unions are making it clear that they will move ahead with peaceful celebrations on the first of May, despite a government prohibition of events in Istanbul’s most iconic square.
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Union growth 3 March 2014 Turkey: education union strikes over planned education law
On 26 February, EI’s national affiliate, E?itim Sen, organised a national strike action to protest against the new draft of the ‘Amendments to the National Education System Law’ discussed at the Turkish Parliament during the previous few days. Thousands of education and science workers from all provinces of Turkey, as...
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Union growth 28 January 2014 New court hearings against trade unionists in Turkey
In March 2012 the Turkish confederation KESK organised a demonstration to protest against the draft Public Services Trade Union law and against proposed changes in the education system.
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Trade union rights are human rights 3 December 2013 Turkey: Police confront demonstrators
EI’s affiliate in Turkey, E?itim Sen, has condemned the police crackdown on teachers and demonstrators gathered in Ankara for a protest march demanding quality education on 23 November, on the eve of the national Teachers’ Day.
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Union growth 21 June 2013 Turkey: International solidarity to be shown during days of action
EI and the Global Unions have expressed their unreserved support to the international solidarity actions to be held on 21-22 June to defend fundamental human rights and democracy in Turkey.
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Union growth 12 April 2013 Turkey: High court releases trade unionists
EI has welcomed the release on bail of 22 trade unionists, after 289 days in jail. Among the released are Mehmet Bozgeyik and Sakine Eren Y?lmaz, respectively General Secretary and Women’s Secretary of Egitim Sen, EI’s national affiliate.
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Trade union rights are human rights 20 February 2013 Turkey: More than 140 trade unionists arrested
EI strongly condemns the police raids that have targeted members and leaders of the public sector confederation, KESK, early in the morning on Tuesday, 19 February.
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Trade union rights are human rights 14 December 2012 Turkey: Three female trade unionists released
EI welcomes the release of three female members of KESK, the Turkish public services’ trade union confederation. The three, released on 13 December by the Ankara Court, include Güldane Erdo?an from the teacher union E?itim Sen, who has been imprisoned for 10 months.
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Trade union rights are human rights 23 November 2012 Turkey: Stop the judicial harassment against unionists
On 13 December 2012, Turkey will see a new episode in the judicial harassment against trade unionists, as three women unionists, including Güldane Erdo?an from the teacher union Egitim Sen, will appear in front of the Court in Ankara. Those women were amongst of the 15 female union leaders who...
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Union growth 4 October 2012 Interview with Abdullah Karahan, Egitim Sen Finance Secretary
Abdullah Krarahan was interviewed while participating in a Turkish trade union delegation in Brussels on 19 September.
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Trade union rights are human rights 1 August 2012 Turkey: EI solidarity with jailed trade unionists
EI extends its solidarity to the 15 arrested members of the Turkish teacher union, Egitim-Sen, who are still detained after almost 40 days in jail. Among the detainees are Egitim-Sen General Secretary Mehmet Bozgeyik and Egitim-Sen’s Equality Officer, Sakine Esen Yilmaz.
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Trade union rights are human rights 3 July 2012 Turkey: Help free jailed trade unionists now
EI, together with other Global Unions such as ITUC, ITF and PSI, are launching an online campaign in partnership with LabourStart to condemn governmental anti-union harassment tactics in Turkey. They invite their affiliates, affiliates' members and concerned citizens to take action now on LabourStart and send urgently protest messages to...
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Trade union rights are human rights 25 June 2012 Turkey: EI condemns latest arrests of trade union leaders
The head office of E?itim Sen, EI’s Turkish affiliate, was raided by police in Ankara early morning on 25 June, as well as the Confederation of Public Employees (KESK)’s offices. Nearly 70 unionists had their houses searched by the police and were taken into custody, including three E?itim Sen Executive...
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Trade union rights are human rights 30 May 2012 Turkey: Strikes in protest at wages and bargaining process
Hundreds of thousands of public workers participated in a nationwide public sector strike in Turkey on 23 May, according to EI national affiliate E?itim Sen.
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Trade union rights are human rights 17 February 2012 Turkey: Sign urgent appeal to condemn the arrests of female union officers in connection with 8th of March celebrations
EI and ETUCE strongly condemn the police raid against union members of the Confederation of Public Employees’ Unions (KESK) on 13 February in Ankara. Fifteen women union leaders were dragged from their bed and taken into custody. The union offices and personal computers were also searched.
Turkey: Sign urgent appeal to condemn the arrests of female union officers in connection with 8th of March celebrations