The Turkish Writers' Union ( tr, Türkiye Yazarlar Sendikası, abbreviated as TYS) is a

trade union A trade union (labor union in American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers intent on "maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment", ch. I such as attaining better wages and benefits ( ...

for writers in

Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...

. It is sometimes confused with the

Turkish Authors' Association The Turkish Authors' Association ( tr, Türkiye Yazarlar Birliği, abbreviated as TYB) is an association for writers in Turkey. It is sometimes confused with the Turkish Writers' Union () as both may be translated as ''Writers Union of Turkey''. I ...

() as both may be translated as ''Writers Union of Turkey''. It was founded on 4 February 1974. In 1982/3 the TYS President

Aziz Nesin Aziz Nesin (; born Mehmet Nusret, 20 December 1915 – 6 July 1995) was a Turkish writer, humorist and the author of more than 100 books. Born in a time when Turks did not have official surnames, he had to adopt one after the Surname Law of 1 ...

and all executive board members were charged with maintaining an illegal society, as all

s had been banned following the

1980 Turkish coup d'état The 1980 Turkish coup d'état ( tr, 12 Eylül Darbesi), headed by Chief of the General Staff General Kenan Evren, was the third coup d'état in the history of the Republic of Turkey, the previous having been the 1960 coup and the 1971 coup by ...

.Hasan Can,
Turkish writers on trial
,

Index on Censorship Index on Censorship is an organization campaigning for freedom of expression, which produces a quarterly magazine of the same name from London. It is directed by the non-profit-making Writers and Scholars International, Ltd (WSI) in association w ...

October 1984 13: 3, doi:10.1080/03064228408533768 It publishes a monthly journal ''TYS Edebiyat'' and a monthly bulletin ''TYS Aylik Bülten''.

Friedrich Ebert Stiftung The Friedrich Ebert Foundation (''German: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung e.V.; Abbreviation: FES'') is a German political party foundation associated with, but independent from, the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). Established in 1925 as th ...

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References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Turkiye Yazarlar Sendikasi 1974 establishments in Turkey Trade unions in Turkey Trade unions established in 1974 Writers' organizations by country