Türkiye

HİZMET-İŞ has announced a strike at Altındağ Municipality, Turkey, to begin on 21 April 2025. The union is protesting the dismissal of 46 workers, the municipality's failure to implement agreed collective bargaining terms, and pressure exerted on union members to resign. The action follows weeks of resistance after workers were unfairly sacked and union officials were physically attacked during peaceful protests. According to the union, the additional protocol to the collective agreement signed before the 2024 local elections was ignored by the new administration. Negotiations for a new

Turkish trade unions have launched several industrial actions in response to unfair dismissals, union-busting, and deteriorating working conditions across multiple sectors. On 6 March, Hizmet-iş protested against the local municipality’s dismissal of 14 union members and pressure on 1,300 others to resign from the union. The dispute follows failed collective bargaining talks with Altındağ Municipality’s which refused to honour a previous agreement and attempted to roll back wage increases. Union representatives condemned the employer’s actions and vowed to resist until all dismissed workers

Dentists working in the public sector held a one-day strike on 14 February to protest against heavy workloads, low wages, inadequate working conditions, and deteriorating employment rights. Supported by SES trade union , the strike highlighted issues such as understaffing, increasing patient numbers, short appointment times, and widespread burnout in oral and dental health services. Demonstrations took place across the country, with dentists calling on the Ministry of Health to improve working conditions, address material shortages, and hire more support staff. Their demands include involving

On 13 January 2025, public workers across Turkey, organised by KESK , participated in a nationwide protest to voice their discontent with rising poverty, inflation, and inadequate wage policies. The action was supported by other unions, including ASİM-SEN, BASK, HÜR SEN, and Birleşik Kamu-İş, in a united call for economic justice and workers’ rights. The unions demanded a living wage above the poverty line, the inclusion of additional payments in retirement incomes, and rental assistance to address soaring housing costs. They also called for free childcare facilities at workplaces, secure

Family doctors in Turkey staged a five-day strike from December 2 to December 6, 2024, in protest against the controversial Family Physician Payment and Contract Regulation. The regulation, which came into force on November 1, 2024, has been widely criticised for imposing performance-based measures that undermine working conditions and restrict access to public healthcare. The strike, organised by the Family Medicine Workers’ Union (AHESEN) and supported by other healthcare organisations, including SES, The Health and Social Service Workers' Union, highlighted concerns about salary deductions