The Turkish Workers' Union in the Netherlands ( tr, Hollanda Türkiyeli Isçiler Birligi (HTIB), nl, Turkse Arbeidersvereniging in Nederland) is a left-wing organization founded in 1974 by a group Turkish workers. Its first purpose was to commit Turkish workers in the Netherlands to the struggle for an independent and democratic Turkey, and to organize Turkish workers and help them in the struggle for their rights. The HTIB publishes the magazine ''Gerçek'' (Truth).
Among its executive members until 2010 was the
Groenlinks
GroenLinks (, ) is a green political party in the Netherlands.
It was formed on 1 March 1989 from the merger of four left-wing parties: the Communist Party of the Netherlands, the Pacifist Socialist Party, the Political Party of Radicals and t ...
deputy
Tofik Dibi, although born in a Moroccan family. Its present chairperson since 2001 is Mustafa Ayranci, who was among its founding members in 1974.
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Aan het woord : Mustafa Ayranci
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Turks in the Netherlands
Turks in the Netherlands (occasionally and colloquially Dutch Turks or Turkish-Dutch; nl, Turkse Nederlander; tr, ) refers to people of full or partial Turkish ethnicity living in the Netherlands. They form the largest ethnic minority group i ...
Political advocacy groups in the Netherlands
Trade unions established in 1974
1974 establishments in the Netherlands
Overseas Turkish organizations