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10 October 2015
Luca Visentini, General Secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation, this afternoon said “The hearts and thoughts of all trade unionists are with the dead and the injured of this horrific attack in Ankara. We exp…
5 October 2015
On behalf of Eğitim Sen, representing 127.000 education and science workers in Turkey, we would like to mention that the education right for all children is the basic human right. In our geography war is the main point t…
24 July 2015
The temporary Justice and Development Party (AKP) Government and the President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan launched the new war concept though the society is against this concept. Voters said “no” to one party government of the…
12 January 2015
The violent attack against Charlie Hebdo is beyond a terrorist attack that caused death of 12 people. This attack is targeting rights and freedoms arose from hundreds year struggle of humanity. Therefore, it is extremely…
12 August 2014
REPORT ON A VISIT CARRIED OUT BY THE DELEGATION, COMPOSED OF KESK, DİSK, TMMOB, TTB, TO SİLOPİ TENT SITE INHABITED BY KURDISH EZİDİ (YAZIDI) ASYLUM-SEEKERS FLED AFTER SİNJAR MASSACRE ON 14 AUGUST 2014 INTRODUCTION: The b…
14 January 2014
Today the trade union movement and working people are under fierce attacks and a refusal or/and a violation of trade union rights and freedoms is being observed.It is for all of these reasons that we consider the issue o…
13 January 2014
International Trade Union Confederation and the European Trade Union Confederation issued a joint letter to protest against the ongoing governmental persecution and judicial harassment against trade unionists In Turkey.…
28 September 2012
Sixty-nine members of the Confederation of Public Sector Workers’ Unions (KESK), including 15 women, will stand trial on 4 October in Ankara on terrorism charges for merely engaging in legitimate trade union work. The IT…
19 April 2012
One of the basic characteristics of the Confederation of Public Employees Trade Unions (KESK), which is one of the largest public employees’ confederations in Turkey, is to fight against gender inequality and defend equa…
3 July 2009
On behalf of the trade union organisations represented by the European Economic and Social Committee’s Employees’ Group, I would like to express our full solidarity with Sami Evren, president of KESK, concerning the trad…
1 May 2008
For many days, the Turkish government is doing its best in order to prevent our legal rights in Taksim Square for May Day celebration via untrue provocation allegations. Today thousands of workers from DİSK, KESK and som…
8 January 1995
KESK has been established by progressive public employees in 1995 yet it has a longer history. It is a national confederation of 11 trade unions that organises all public sectors. Currently, KESK has about 150.000 member…