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Police block power plant workers’ march to Ankara, detain union leaders
Workers from an Eskişehir power plant are demanding their unpaid wages and improved working conditions.
22 July 2026
Seven municipal officials indicted over deadly Kocaeli factory fire
Seven female workers, including three minors, were killed in the November incident.
21 July 2026
Eskişehir thermal plant workers to march to Ankara demanding unpaid wages
The owners of the plant, Yıldızlar SSS Holding, is facing the second labor action in recent months due to unpaid wages.
21 July 2026
Eight officials detained in deadly cosmetic workshop fire probe
The incident claimed the lives of seven female workers. They were working informally and the workshop was located in an unlicensed building lacking safety measures.
25 June 2026
Nearly 2,000 miners laid off after privatization of Manisa coal mine
The union organized at the state-owned mining company remains silent despite previously vowing to take action.
11 June 2026
Doruk Madencilik miners resume protest after not getting paid despite guarantees
The workers say they won't return until they receive their payments.
1 June 2026
Police detain union leaders as miners' protest continue in Ankara
The workers continue their protest on the 16th day as the company pays out only a small fraction of their outstanding wages.
27 April 2026
Over 100 miners detained after march to Ankara over unpaid wages
“They have developed a slave-like working regime unique to themselves,” said a union lawyer.
21 April 2026
İrfan Kovankaya
reports
Textile workers in Turkey fight poor labor conditions in a declining industry
Labor organizers and legal experts highlight a systemic lack of safety and legal protection for employees facing mandatory overtime, mass layoffs, and workplace fatalities in a sector increasingly moving production abroad.
15 April 2026
Irfan Kovankaya
Migros workers end strike with major concessions from company
The grocery chain accepted the union’s wage demands and agreed to reinstate over 300 dismissed workers after a 23-day strike.
16 February 2026
Elanur Birinci
reports
Workers at İzmir factory mark over 400 days on strike over union rights
Employees who have worked at rhe factory for over 20 years receive wages only slightly higher than the minimum wage, says the strike spokesperson.
15 January 2026
Elanur Birinci
İzmir municipality workers stage work stoppage over incomplete payments
Some 23,000 workers were paid only their bare wage for November and say their social rights payments haven't been made for four months.
9 December 2025
Vecih Cuzdan
reports
Hepsiburada couriers suspend work, demanding better conditions
Twenty-two couriers demand the removal of the Sunday work obligation and improvements in wages and working conditions.
8 December 2025
Vecih Cuzdan
Body of 75-year-old worker recovered eight days after Ordu quarry collapse
Two workers were killed in the incident. Owner of the company and a manager have been formally arrested.
13 November 2025
Swatch workers in Turkey begin strike over wages
The action affecting 150 workers at 16 stores follows a breakdown in collective bargaining negotiations.
10 November 2025
Eleven detained after deadly perfume workshop fire in Kocaeli
Six female workers, including three minors, were killed and seven others were injured in the fire. It has been revealed that the building was unlicensed and children were employed in the workshop.
10 November 2025
Two workers trapped in Ordu quarry collapse
Explosives had been detonated at the site earlier in the day. It remains unclear whether the collapse was linked to the detonation.
5 November 2025
Hikmet Adal
reports
Seventeen textile workers dismissed after union membership in Dersim
The workers are protesting the employee, demanding their reinstatement and the recognition of union rights.
13 August 2025
Sema Öcal
'They pay Mourinho millions': Workers at Fenerbahçe president’s oil company escalate wage protests
Tüpraş workers have been protesting since the failure of collective bargaining talks on Apr 21 and are now staging full-day work stoppages.
29 April 2025
Thousands of workers stop work at Turkey’s largest oil refinery
Workers stopped work for two hours at Tüpraş refineries after 13 rounds of collective bargaining negotiations failed to produce an agreement.
21 April 2025
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Hospital construction workers occupy entrance of contractor's HQ
Workers accuse the company of withholding wages and stage a week-long protest at the company’s İstanbul office.
21 April 2025
Ali Dinç
reports
'A hub of labor violations': İstanbul shipyard workers climb crane protesting unpaid wages
The workers highlight unlawful practices by employers, such as misreporting their wages as minimum wage and falsely classifying dismissed workers as "resigned." They claim the government turns a blidn eye to these violations.
14 March 2025
Ali Dinç
Miners on hunger strike protesting layoffs detained in Ankara
The mining company owned by a ruling party MP laid off dozens of workers after they unionized. The workers have been protesting since then.
16 October 2024
Hikmet Adal
reports
Layoffs, workplace harassment follow deadly explosion at Sakarya pasta factory
Five workers were killed in the September explosion in the factory in northwestern Turkey. While an investigation into the incident is still underway, the Oba Makarna company has reportedly downsized its quality control department and workers are facing implicit blame for the blast.
15 October 2024
Hikmet Adal
Miners dismissed for unionizing march barefoot to parliament
Miners from the Fernas company, owned by a ruling party deputy, have been protesting since late August for reinstatement and proper job safety measures at the mine.
10 October 2024
Constitutional Court rules union rights violated by lengthy legal challenges
The high court acknowledged that the legal framework allows employers to undermine workers' union rights by filing legal challenges that can drag on for years.
2 October 2024
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Are couriers dangerous, or is the courier profession itself?
By disregarding the principle of objectivity and honesty in journalism, associating couriers only with negative incidents and treating isolated cases as if they were widespread could create deep distrust in society toward the motorcycle courier profession and those who work in it.
29 September 2024
Mesut Çeki
Factory owners among detained in deadly pasta factory blast in Turkey
Six individuals have been taken into custody as the investigation into the Sep 15 explosion continues.
19 September 2024
Hikmet Adal
reports
Deadly pasta factory explosion occurred despite recent inspection
A worker has said that a thorough inspection was carried out and the required measures were taken.
18 September 2024
Hikmet Adal
Suspected dust explosion at pasta factory in Sakarya kills one, injures dozens
The explosion occurred at the factory of one of Turkey's leading pasta manufacturers. The Turkish Medical Association blames the incident on inadequate occupational safety measures.
16 September 2024
IndustriALL Global Union intervenes in labor dispute at YKK Turkey
After a union managed to organize the majority of the workers, the fastener manufacturer allegedly pressured workers to resign from the union.
6 September 2024
Union exposes dangerous conditions at mine owned by ruling party MP
The company dismissed several workers due to union activities.
2 September 2024
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