Around 5,000 people participated in peaceful May Day celebrations in Istanbul’s controversial Taksim Square on Friday for the first time in 31 years, marking a historic day in Turkey.   […]

Intellectuals called governorship of İstanbul and the government authorities related in the banning over Taksim Square. 114 intellectuals including the artists, journalists and academicians signed under the text of call. […]

Trade UNIONs representatives gathered in Taksim to show their determination to gather there on Labour Day. ollowing the call of trade UNION confederations DİSK and KESK, the UNION of Chambers […]

“We Want Gangs, not Children, in Court on 23 April” The youth UNION Genç-Sen pointed out that there are 2,433 children currently in prison. Nebi Altaylar Eskişehir – Eskişehir Student […]

OUR ASSESMENT ON NOT REALIZING THE AMMENDMENTS IN THE LAW ON TRADE UNIONS NO. 2821 AND THE LAW ON COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS NO.2822   The efforts that are going for […]

Trade UNIONist Okcan says that workers have not and will not apply to Istanbul’s governor for permission to gather in Taksim Square on Labour Day. DİSK has not applied for […]

ICEM, Turkish UNIONs Demand May Day Holiday; Want Celebrations at Historical Taksim Square In 11 days, trade UNIONs in the free world will celebrate May Day R11; the globally-recognised tribute to […]

Nearly 600 people have been arrested in Istanbul as police launched a dramatic clampdown on left-wing demonstrators trying to hold a May Day rally. Officers fired tear gas and used […]

Workers cannot celebrate May 1 in Taksim Square, but it is open to police. The square was closed to traffic yesterday for the celebrations at the anniversary of the police […]

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has ordered the Minister of Employment and Social Security, Faruk Çelik, to make May Day a public holiday. However, no mention has been made as […]