HAK-İŞ İzmir Provincial Chairman Gültekin Şimşek: uz We reject the coups and antidemocratic interventions ”

Hak-İş Confederation İzmir Provincial Chairman and Service-İş Union İzmir Branch President Gültekin Şimşek made a statement due to the 45th anniversary of the 12 September 1980 military coup.

Şimşek, "There is no room for coup and antidemocratic interventions in democracies. In our Republican history, democracy has been interrupted many times with coup.

The impact of coups on employees

Lightning, the biggest damage in the periods of coup and crisis, said that the employees saw, “around 30 thousand workers were dismissed in the period of September 12. 500 thousand workers in the 1994 crisis, 450 thousand tradesmen and workers lost their work in the 2001 crisis. The coups prevented the organization of the workers and destroyed their economic and social gains.”

July 15 emphasis

Şimşek also mentioned the struggle against the July 15 coup attempt and said, “As the Hak-İş organization, we were on the streets from the first minutes. We showed our commitment to democracy, and for this reason, we had martyrs and veterans.”

New Constitution call

Emphasizing that the 1982 Constitution is the product of a coup, Şimşek said, “We hope that Turkey will be crowned with a new, civilian, participatory and libertarian constitution that develops democratic rights and freedoms of the second century.”

Lightning, the coup and coup attempts should be asked from the responsible of the account, stating that, "It is very important to eliminate the grievances. Thus, no person or community will be able to attempt to coup."

Kaynak: CUMHA - CUMHUR HABER AJANSI