Kemal Türkler (1926 – 22 July 1980) was a
Turkish socialist
labor union
A trade union (British English) or labor union (American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers whose purpose is to maintain or improve the conditions of their employment, such as attaining better wages ...
leader. He was founder and first president of
Confederation of Revolutionary Trade Unions of Turkey (Türkiye Devrimci İşçi Sendikaları Konfederasyonu, DISK), and also one of the founders of the
Workers Party of Turkey (Türkiye İşçi Partisi, TİP) in 1963.
Life
He worked as a metal worker for a long time. He became president of
Turkey's Metal Workers' Union (Türkiye Maden-Iş). He was a leading figure of the democratic trade union movement in Turkey.
Death
Kemal Türkler was assassinated on 22 July 1980 in front of his home in Merter, İstanbul by ultra-nationalist
MHP militants.
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Türkler is commemorated on the anniversary of his killing each year by various left-wing
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parties, unions and organizations in Turkey.
See also
* List of assassinated people from Turkey
The following is an incomplete, chronological list of people from Turkey murdered by assassins mainly on political and religious grounds. Many were critical public servants and intellectuals assassinated by far-right proponents of an army-control ...
References
Turkish socialists
1926 births
People from Denizli
Leaders of political parties in Turkey
1980 deaths
Assassinated Turkish politicians
People murdered in Turkey
Turkish trade unionists
Workers' Party of Turkey politicians
Istanbul University Faculty of Law alumni
Burials at Topkapı Cemetery
Political violence in Turkey (1976–1980)
Asian politicians assassinated in the 1980s
Assassinated trade unionists
Politicians assassinated in 1980
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