Trade unions in Turkey

There are four national trade union centers in Turkey. The oldest and largest is the Confederation of Turkish Trade Unions (TÜRK-İŞ).

• Confederation of Turkish Trade Unions (TÜRK-İŞ, founded 1952, 1.75m members)
• Confederation of Revolutionary Trade Unions of Turkey (DİSK, founded 1967, 327,000 members)
• Confederation of Turkish Real Trade Unions (HAK-İŞ, founded 1976, 340,000 members)
• Confederation of Public Workers' Unions (KESK, founded 1995, 300,000 members)

Trade unions in Turkey

National organization(s)	TÜRK-İŞ, DİSK, HAK-İŞ, KESK
International Labour Organization
Turkey is a member of the ILO
Convention ratification
Freedom of Association	12 July 1993
Right to Organise	23 January 1952

Some unions, such as the KESK-affiliated education union Eğitim-Sen, have witnessed repeated attempts on banning and member imprisonment.^[1][2]

See also

• Organized labour portal

• Turkish labour law