The following is a translation of a press-release by DIDF, a federation of Turkish trade unionists who live and work in the Netherlands. The press release is published on the...The following is a translation of a press-release by DIDF, a federation of Turkish trade unionists who live and work in the Netherlands. The press release is published on the socialisme.nu site. “Lami Özgen, President of the Federation of Public Services (KESK), together with other trade union officials and members has been arrested in Ankara. According to the Turkish Police a total of 71 people were arrested in recent raids. Leading functionaries of the Education Union (Eğitim-Sen), as well as colleagues from the Local Government unions (Tüm-Bel-Sen), Telecommunications (Haber-Sen) and Healthcare (SES) were among those arrested. The arrests, which were carried out in Ankara and eight other cities were carried out under the framework of so-called operations against the KCK (Union of...
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