Trade unions in Turkey
| National trade union organization(s) TÜRK-İŞ, DİSK, HAK-İŞ, KESK | |
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| International Labour Organization Turkey is a member of the ILO | |
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| Freedom of Association | 12 July 1993 |
| Right to Organise | 23 January 1952 |
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)
Some unions, such as the KESK-affiliated education union Eğitim-Sen, have witnessed repeated attempts on banning and member imprisonment.
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