TRADE UNIONISM IN TURKEY: SELF-UNDERSTANDING OF THE
LABOR UNION TÜRK- AND ITS ROLE IN SOCIETY AND
POLITICS (1950-1982)
This book discusses the trade unionism and working
class movement in Turkey as well as the largest
labor union, Türk- , in relation to its involvement
in the political arena. It underlines the lack of
class identity among the workers. The main argument
of the book is that Türk- was not established by
the will and efforts of the workers. Another major
discussion point of the book is the non-partisanship
policy of Türk- . In the book, it has been argued
that Türk- participated quite actively in the
political sphere until the 1980 military
intervention. However, the limits of this
participation were widely drawn by the major
political parties of the country. This study defends
that there are problems stemming from the lack of
class consciousness among the Türk- workers, the
hierarchal structure of Türk- and the profit
oriented approaches of the political parties towards
Türk- .
LABOR UNION TÜRK- AND ITS ROLE IN SOCIETY AND
POLITICS (1950-1982)
This book discusses the trade unionism and working
class movement in Turkey as well as the largest
labor union, Türk- , in relation to its involvement
in the political arena. It underlines the lack of
class identity among the workers. The main argument
of the book is that Türk- was not established by
the will and efforts of the workers. Another major
discussion point of the book is the non-partisanship
policy of Türk- . In the book, it has been argued
that Türk- participated quite actively in the
political sphere until the 1980 military
intervention. However, the limits of this
participation were widely drawn by the major
political parties of the country. This study defends
that there are problems stemming from the lack of
class consciousness among the Türk- workers, the
hierarchal structure of Türk- and the profit
oriented approaches of the political parties towards
Türk- .