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Turkey

Turkey

Turkey – NATO, Kurds and the Presidential elections

July 8, 2022 Kaan Bayraktar (CWI)

There is an ongoing political, economic and social crisis in Turkey. The pandemic has acted as a great accelerator, speeding up the processes that already existed. It has certainly made the situation far more difficult […]

Turkey

Turkey: Erdogan’s government staggers – what can the Left do?

December 17, 2021 Kaan Bayraktar, Devrimci Sosyalist Sol - CWİ Türkiye

Having ruled Turkey for almost two decades, Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government is at its most vulnerable. With Turkey staggering on from one crisis to another since 2018, in a highly polarised political environment, a new […]

Turkey

Turkey: President Erdogan’s popularity dwindles

August 28, 2021 Berkay Kartav, Devrimci Sosyalist Sol - CWİ Türkiye

On 14 August, the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), led by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, celebrated its 20th anniversary against a background of environmental, economic and political crisis. The wildfires that spread across […]

Turkey

Economic crisis and attacks on labour conditions in Turkey – link workers’ industrial and political struggles!

March 1, 2021 Berkay Kartav, Devrimci Sosyalist Sol - CWİ Türkiye

Even before the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, the Turkish economy was on the brink of collapse as the country was grappling with currency depreciation and high inflation rates since the 2018 economic crisis. The […]

Turkey

Boğaziçi University students protest appointment of government loyalist as rector

February 5, 2021 Dilan Kafkas, CWI Türkiye

Demonstrations have been continuing at Boğaziçi University since January 2021. Students and university staff are resisting the appointment of a government loyalist, Melih Bulu, as rector, by Presidential Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The reason for appointing […]

Turkey

Turkey: Metal workers fight low wages, poor conditions and union-busting

December 18, 2020 Berkay Kartav, Devrimci Sosyalist Sol - CWİ Türkiye

Metal workers employed by a factory in Corum, Turkey, joined the United Metal Workers union to improve low wages and bad working conditions in the factory. They have been sacked by the management on trumped-up […]

Greece

Turkey and Greece tensions over eastern Mediterranean Sea natural gas 

September 26, 2020 Berkay Kratav, EK Türkiye – Devrimci Sosyalist Sol (CWI)

After reaching a peak in August, the tensions between Turkey and Greece, both of which are members of Nato, over natural gas reserves in the eastern Mediterranean Sea have now entered a new phase, with […]

Turkey

Turkey: Public service workers sacked by presidential decree continue struggle

August 27, 2020 CWI Reporter, Turkey

Public service workers in Turkey who were expelled in the aftermath of the failed coup attempt against the Erdogan government in July 2016 are continuing their determined resistance. Their struggle sets an example for the […]

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Turkey

İEK Türkiye platformu [Platform of the CWI in Turkey]

May 10, 2020 İEK Türkiye – Devrimci Sosyalist Sol [CWI Turkey Platform - Turkish language version]

Koronavirüs ile birlikte dünya ekonomisi 2007/8 finansal krizinden daha da derin bir krize girerken, Türkiye’deki egemen sınıf Erdoğan’ın önderliğinde krizin faturasını işçilere çıkarıyor. Hükümet, çark dönsün patronlar kar yapmaya devam etsin diye işçiler fabrikalarda, madenlerde, […]

Turkey

Turkey: Erdogan’s rule, capitalist crisis and working-class political representation 

May 10, 2020 The platform of CWI-Turkey (İEK Türkiye – Devrimci Sosyalist Sol)

As the world economy enters a deeper crisis than that of the financial crisis of 2007/8 with the outbreak of COVID-19, the ruling class in Turkey, led by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is already […]

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