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Those Who Lost Their Lives on May 1’s Commemorated

Those Who Lost Their Lives on May 1’s Commemorated

DİSK, KESK, TTB and TMMOB have gathered in Kazancı and Şişhane to commemorate those who have lost their lives on May 1s.

29 April 2016 Beyza Kural

1-day Strike from Unions: ‘Peace Against War’

1-day Strike from Unions: ‘Peace Against War’

Tomorrow (December 28), KESK, DİSK and TMMOB are going on a one-day strike with the slogan: “Peace Against War”.

28 December 2015

Kurdish Dictionary Available on Cell Phones

Kurdish Dictionary Available on Cell Phones

A joint project initiated by KURDÎ-DER and TMMOB created a Kurdish technical term dictionary into cell phones.

3 November 2014 Salih Tekin

Council of State Suspends Galataport Project

Council of State Suspends Galataport Project

Council of State’s Administrative Case Chambers Board suspended the construction plans in the waterfront of Istanbul’s Salıpazarı area - a project publicly known as “Galataport”.

14 October 2014

Artist Completes the Painting of Gezi Resistance

Artist Completes the Painting of Gezi Resistance

Painter Haydar Özay’s oil canvas entitled “Gezi Resistance” can be seen in Mimarlar Odası Karaköy Branch in Istanbul throughout September and October.

9 September 2014

bianet Awarded By Chamber of City Planners

bianet Awarded By Chamber of City Planners

Chamber of City Planners awarded bianet with its annual prize in “Urban Planning Media”.

11 November 2013

"Pepper Gas is in Chemical Weapon Category"

CHAMBER OF CHEMISTRY ENGINEERS

"Pepper Gas is in Chemical Weapon Category"

Architects and Engineers Chambers Union of Turkey’s Chemical Engineers Chamber listed the hazardous effects of pepper gas, saying that pepper gas bombs and bullets used by police forces took part in chemical weapon category.

"New Bill Threatens Local Governance"

"New Bill Threatens Local Governance"

The Union of Chambers of Turkish Engineers and Architects called President Gül to use his veto power concerning the new municipality bill, saying that reducing the number of municipalities will reinforce the central government and dilute the local governance.

12 November 2012

“Draft Bill to Abolish All Laws That Protect Cities and Nature”

ENGINEERS AND ARCHITECTS CHAMBERS CAUTION

“Draft Bill to Abolish All Laws That Protect Cities and Nature”

The Union of Chambers of Turkish Engineers and Architects (TMMOB) issued a press release on the Disaster Law and Building Inspection Draft Bill: “All laws that protect the immunity of cities, habitats, nature and professional fields are getting scrapped.”

15 August 2012 Semih Şahin Kaya

Country-Wide Protests of Workers, Architects, Engineers, Doctors...

DİSK, KESK, TMMOB and TTB

Country-Wide Protests of Workers, Architects, Engineers, Doctors...

Upon the call of trade unions DİSK and KESK, the Medical Chamber and the chamber of architects and engineers, people in 40 provinces demonstrated against mass arrests. Only in Istanbul, about 2,000 protestors voiced their four main demands.

5 December 2011 Işıl Cinmen

Massive Workers' Protest against AKP Government

Massive Workers' Protest against AKP Government

"No vote for you" was the message of tens of thousands of workers who gathered in Ankara to protest against a series of projects and applications of the Justice and Development Party. The workers spoke up against nuclear power plants, city planning or internet censorship.

NGOs Raise their Voice against the Government

NGOs Raise their Voice against the Government

The four major non-governmental organizations DİSK, KESK, TMMOB and TTB will express their protest against the policies of the ruling Justice and Development Party in a joint press statement that will be released in Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir on 18 March at 12.30.

17 March 2011 Ekin Karaca

NGOs Condemn Police Violence against Students

NGOs Condemn Police Violence against Students

Tores Dinçöz from the Union of Architects and Engineers criticized university rectors for not showing any reaction on the recent clashes between students and police forces. The TTB Women Physicians condemned the killing of an unborn baby. İHD spoke of "inhumane torture".

10 December 2010 Berivan Tapan

Female Engineers against Gender Based Discrimination at Work

Female Engineers against Gender Based Discrimination at Work

Women Engineers have started a campaign against job advertisements containing additions like "military service completed" or "male engineer" and against the publication of those adverts by the engineer chambers. They also demand to finally set up a Gender Based Discrimination Monitoring Secretary within the engineers' umbrella organization TMMOB.

22 October 2009 Tolga Korkut

Engineers Find Many Faults at Hospital after Fire

Fire in Bursa State Hospital

Engineers Find Many Faults at Hospital after Fire

According to a preliminary examination by engineers, the Bursa hospital where a fire broke out was not prepared for an emergency.

27 May 2009 Bawer Çakır

Call Against More Violence

Call Against More Violence

Political parties of the left and the Union of Turkish Chambers of Mechanical Engineers have called on the PKK to lay down arms and on Turkey to take urgent steps towards democratisation.

23 October 2007 Gökçe Gündüç

Peace Day: We Need New Policies

On Peace Day (1 September), Turkish organisations called on the newly-formed government to follow policies based on rights and to protect democracy.

3 September 2007 Ayça Örer

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