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KESK (Confederation of workers unions, Turkey)

Flag of KESK - Image by Ivan Sache, 29 August 2019

Presentation of KESK
Flag of KESK
Unions affiliated with KESK

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Presentation of KESK

KESK (Kamu Emekçileri Sendikaları Konfederasyonu - Confederation of Public Employees Workers Unions), established on 8 December 1995, is an umbrella organization grouping 11 public employees workers unions. Membership is c. 240,000.
KESK, of leftist orientation, is a frontal opponent to the regime set up by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and its party, AKP. The union organized several strikes against "AKP's fascist power" and supported the Kurdish claims. Several members of KESK were arrested and sentenced to jail for alleged support to terrorist organizations.
In the aftermath of the aborted coup of 15 July 2016, some 4,000 members of KESK were fired for alleged ties with the Fethullahist Terrorist Organization (FETÖ, the name given to the Gülen movement by the Turkish government). On 21 December 2016, KESK organized a march for the liberation and reintegration of all its fired members, which arrived in Ankara five days later.

Ivan Sache, 29 August 2019

Flag of KESK

The flag of KESK (photo, photo, photo, photo, photo) is white with the organization's emblem in the center.

Ivan Sache, 29 August 2019

Unions affiliated with KESK

YAP YOL-SEN

Flag of YAP YOL-SEN - Image by Ivan Sache, 29 August 2019

YAPI YOL-SEN (Yol, Yapı, Altyapı, Tapu ve Kadastro Emekçileri Sendikası - Roads, Structures, Infrastructures, Land Registry and Cadastre Workers Union), was established on 9 June 1992. Membership is about 4,000.

The flag of YAPI YOL-SEN (photo, photo) is white with the organization's emblem in the center.
The flag is also used with a celestial blue background and the organization's acronym, in white letters, beneath the emblem (photo).

Ivan Sache, 29 August 2019

HABER-SEN

Flag of HABER-SEN - Image by Ivan Sache, 29 August 2019

HABER-SEN (Basın Yayın İletişim ve Posta Emekçileri Sendikası - Press, Communications and Post Workers Union) was established on 16 January 1996. Membership is about 3,000.

The flag of HABER-SEN (photo, photo) is white with the organization's emblem and its acronym, in black letters, beneath.

Ivan Sache, 29 August 2019

BES

BES (Büro Emekçileri Sendikası - Office Workers Union) was established on 2 March 2002. Membership is about 20,000.

The flag of BES (photo, photo, photo, photo, photo) is yellow with the organization's emblem, all red (as opposed to the stand-alone emblem) and the red letters "BES" beneath.
BES also uses, seemingly in a lesser extent, yellow flags higher than long (photo, photo), charged with the organization's emblem, all black, and the black letters "BES", placed vertically, beneath. Similarly designed flags (photo, photo) have the emblem in full colors.

Ivan Sache, 29 August 2019

SES

Flag of SES - Image by Ivan Sache, 29 August 2019

SES (Sağlık ve Sosyal Hizmet Emekçileri Sendikası - Health and Social Workers Union) was established on 1 August 1996. Membership is about 40,000.

The flag of SES (photo, photo) is white with the organization's emblem.

Ivan Sache, 29 August 2019

TÜM BEL-SEN

Flag of TÜM BEL-SEN - Image by Ivan Sache, 29 August 2019

TÜM BEL-SEN (Tüm Belediye ve Yerel Yönetim Hizmetleri Emekçileri Sendikası - All Municipal and Local Administration Workers Union) was established on 20 December 1990. The union defends the rights of civil servants working in municipal and special provincial administrations. Membership is about 30,000.

The flag of TÜM BEL-SEN (photo, photo) is white with the organization's emblem in the center.

Ivan Sache, 29 August 2019

EĞİTİM SEN

Flag of EĞİTİM SEN - Image by Ivan Sache, 29 August 2019

EĞİTİM SEN (Eğitim ve Bilim Emekçileri Sendikası - Education and Science Workers Union) was established on 23 January 1995. Membership is about 120,000, therefore EĞİTİM SEN accounts for half of KESK's total membership. Accordingly, the union is submitted to the same repression as the umbrella organization by the Turkish government, which attempted two times to have the union banned, to no avail.

The flag of EĞİTİM SEN (photo, photo, photo, photo, photo, photo, photo, photo) is yellow with the organization's emblem in the center and name, in black letters beneath it. The size of lettering varies from flag to flag.

Ivan Sache, 29 August 2019