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Turkey Digel workers in Türkiye fight union busting [IndustriAll Europe] 19-06-2025

Turkey Two female trade unionists arrested [TM] 17-06-2025

Turkey At least 177 workers die in workplace accidents in Türkiye in May 2025 [Turkiya Today] 13-06-2025

Turkey Turkey once again ranked among 10 worst countries for working people: ITUC [SCF] 10-06-2025

Turkey Workers' strike in Izmir ends [ANF] 05-06-2025

Turkey Take It from Turkish Workers: You Don’t Want a Strongman [Labor Notes] 03-06-2025

Turkey Workers of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality continue strike [ANF] 02-06-2025

Turkey İzmir city workers strike for higher wages, bringing buses, trash collection to a halt [Turkish Minute] 02-06-2025

Turkey Workers in Dutch-owned factory protest for 218 days for their rights [bianet] 31-05-2025

Turkey Workers in Dutch-owned factory protest for 218 days for their rights [bianet] 31-05-2025


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Digel workers in Türkiye fight union busting 2025-06-19 [IndustriAll Europe]

Digel workers in Türkiye fight union busting 2025-06-17 [IndustriALL]

Two female trade unionists arrested 2025-06-17 [TM]

“We will fight until we win!” – Dyson workers rally in Istanbul for collective bargaining 2025-06-15 [Union Network International(UNI)]

At least 177 workers die in workplace accidents in Türkiye in May 2025 2025-06-13 [Turkiya Today]

Turkey once again ranked among 10 worst countries for working people: ITUC 2025-06-10 [SCF]

Major municipal strike ends in Türkiye’s Izmir after wage deal 2025-06-05 [Today]

Workers' strike in Izmir ends 2025-06-05 [ANF]

Izmir municipal workers end 7-day strike after contract deal 2025-06-05 [The Daily Sabah]

Take It from Turkish Workers: You Don’t Want a Strongman 2025-06-03 [Labor Notes]

İzmir city workers strike for higher wages, bringing buses, trash collection to a halt 2025-06-02 [Turkish Minute]

Workers of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality continue strike 2025-06-02 [ANF]

İzmir Municipality workers stage protest march amid ongoing strike 2025-05-31 [bianet]

Workers in Dutch-owned factory protest for 218 days for their rights 2025-05-31 [bianet]

Workers in Dutch-owned factory protest for 218 days for their rights 2025-05-31 [bianet]

Strike at Alstom Factory in Turkey Disrupts Production 2025-05-26 [Railway Supply]

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Germany The bosses violate the Constitution again 2025-05-21 [Birgün]

Agricultural workers in Turkey’s İzmir province protest company pressure to cut ties with union 2025-05-21 [SCF]

The murder of Turkish worker demands an independent investigation 2025-05-18 [wsws]

Implementing human rights due diligence in Türkiye's auto supply chains 2025-05-15 [IndustriALL]

Worker beaten to death 2025-05-11 [Birgun]

Turkey NUATE warns Turkish Airlines over anti-union tactics 2025-05-08 [Tribune]

Turkish municipality asks locals to collect garbage after union strike 2025-05-07 [Daily Sabah]

Swatch workers in Türkiye win right to bargain collectively after court victory 2025-05-07 [UNI Global Union]

Global ‘Trade unionism is not a crime!’: EPSU/PSI delegation bring solidarity to Turkish trade unionists 2025-05-05 [EPSU]

Police Scuffle with May Day Protesters in Istanbul, Detain Hundreds 2025-05-02 [MSN]

Over 400 detained in Istanbul during May 1 demonstration 2025-05-02 [AKIpress]

Hundreds arrested in Turkey during worldwide May Day demonstrations and rallies 2025-05-02 [Sky News]

Hundreds arrested in crackdown on May Day protests in Istanbul 2025-05-02 [BBC]

Workers ready to march to Kadıköy for May Day rally 2025-05-01 [ANF]

Taksim Square is a place of 'huge symbolic significance for the Turkish trade union and workers movements', Amnesty said 2025-05-01 [Islander News]

Istanbul lockdown aims to prevent May Day marches 2025-05-01 [News.com.au]

Sweden Swedish journalist Joakim Medin to face terrorism and insult charges as pre-trial detention continues 2025-04-29 [EFJ]

EFJ calls for acquittal of Swedish journalist Joakim Medin 2025-04-28 [EFJ]

Turkey The Telus workers in Turkey who screen child abuse TikTok videos 2025-04-25 [RadioLabour]

Turkey The Telus workers in Turkey who screen child abuse TikTok videos  ActNOW!  2025-04-25 [RadioLabour]

Democracy must be defended and respected in Türkiye 2025-04-23 [IndustriAll Europe]

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Workers’ unions to mark May Day in İstanbul’s Kadıköy square 2025-04-20 [Medya News]

StitchTogether project - Turkish social partners present the Istanbul Declaration 2025-04-17 [IndustriAll Europe]

Global Solidarity with education trade unionists defending democracy  ActNOW!  2025-04-14 [Education International]

Canada TikTok Moderators Fight against Trauma and for a Union  ActNOW!  2025-04-10 [Labornotes]

At least 145 workers die in March 2025 in Türkiye, work-related death toll hits 447 in 3 months 2025-04-09 [Turkiya Today]

Turkey United Steelworkers, Canadian Labour Congress oppose bad treatment of Telus workers in Turkey  ActNOW!  2025-04-09 [USW]

Turkey United Steelworkers, Canadian Labour Congress oppose bad treatment of Telus workers in Turkey For more info 2025-04-08 [USW]

Detained Swedish journalist Joakim Medin must be released immediately 2025-04-04 [EFJ]

Sweden Foreign journalists arrested amid massive crackdown on journalists 2025-04-03 [EFJ]

Foreign journalists arrested amid protests 2025-04-01 [IFJ]

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