Earlier this month, the Turkish police detained Arzu Cerkezoglu, general secretary of the national trade union centre DISK, on charges of 'insulting the President’. This law of ‘insult’ was only introduced in 2014, but already around 1,850 people have been charged under this Act. It carries a jail term of up to four years and it is being used against human and labour right activists. The situation for labour organisers is becoming more difficult in Turkey with widespread instances of anti-union activities, (see here, here and here).
Earlier this month, the Turkish police detained Arzu Cerkezoglu, general secretary of the national trade union centre DISK, on charges of 'insulting the President’. This law of ‘insult’ was only introduced in 2014, but already around 1,850 people have been charged under this Act. It carries a jail term of up to four years and it is being used against human and labour right activists. The situation for labour organisers is becoming more difficult in Turkey with widespread instances of anti-union activities, (see here, here and here).
