Hundreds of thousands of people celebrated May 1 in Turkey enthusiastically. There were clashes between the demonstrators and the police in Tunceli and Ankara. ...»

Governor Mutlu warned “I won't allow the May 1 celebrations at Taksim Square if any incident happens this year” and the DISK Chair Ekinci answered “We ...»

RedHack hacked the websites of dozens of police directorates all over the country in support of the KESK protest against the education draft law. Demonstrators were ...»

The police intervened against KESK members who wanted to demonstrate in Ankara against the 4+4+4 Education Draft Law and the Draft Bill on Public Servants' Trade ...»

A study of the Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey revealed that the new 4+4+4 education model will cost at least TL 20.7 billion. KESK and ...»

On 3 March, the International Sex Worker Rights Day, sex workers in Ankara raised their voices against police violence and demanded, "Hands off my body". ...»

"We Disapprove" is the name and theme of a signature campaign launched by the Artists Initiative. With their campaign the artists take a stance against the ...»

The ratio of women working in the print media ranges at around 15 percent; only one publications director is female. Nurcan Akat, Turkey's first female general ...»

According to a proposal of the AKP, compulsory education shall be divided into three sections of four years. After finishing the first four years of primary ...»

Nine women union members affiliated with the KESK trade union confederation were arrested on 17 February. "Oppression and custodies will not intimidate us" said KESK members ...»

Homes in various provinces are being searched in the scope of new KCK operations. Women executives of KESK and affiliated trade unions are taken into custody. ...»

The annual report on the Marmara Region released by the Human Rights Association revealed, "Torture spilled over from detention centres to the street". Also in 2011 ...»

28-year-old İdris Oral died after suffering from silicosis caused by his work at denim sandblasting workshop. Oral was the 50th denim sandblasting worker who died of ...»

The Law Related to Residence and Travels of Foreign Subjects will be amended. Göç-Der President Gürbüz evaluated the amendment as a "threat to Armenian people". ...»

The result of the "Monitoring of Social Rights Violations" carried out during the past two years by the Social Rights Association are now presented in a ...»

According to the draft law on Public Servants' Trade Unions, one single and general contract will be signed on behalf of all civil servants. Confederations criticize ...»

A study by the Chamber of Mining Engineers revealed that 79 people died in mines in Turkey in 2011, two of whom were mining engineers. 117 ...»

Members of the Dev Sağlık-İş socialist trade union were taken into custody and released later on when they tried to forward their request for a raise ...»

TTB and KESK organized a one-day strike and a mass demonstration in Istanbul. Government's health reform and lack of progress on workers' rights were targeted. ...»

The KESK unions confederation of public employees will go on a nation-wide strike on 21 December to protest the government's economic and human rights policies. The ...»