Confederation of Turkish Trade Unions

The Confederation of Turkish Trade Unions (Turkish: Türkiye İşçi Sendikaları Konfederasyonu), known as TÜRK-İŞ, is one of the four major national trade union centers in Turkey. It was created in 1952 and is the oldest of the four centers, having been the only trade union organization to survive the 1980 military coup.

TÜRK-İŞ

Confederation of Turkish Trade Unions
Türkiye Işçi Sendikalari Konfederasyonu
Founded	1952
Headquarters	Ankara, Turkey
Location	Turkey
Members	1.75 million
Key people	Ergün Atalay, president
Affiliations	ITUC, ETUC, TUAC
Website	www.turkis.org.tr

Today, TÜRK-İŞ is mainly known for their research and analyses of the Turkish economy. January 2020 research about cost of living for families in Turkey conducted by TÜRK-İŞ shows that monthly food expenditure (hunger limit) of a family of four required to afford a healthy, balanced and adequate diet is 2,219.45 TL.

In addition to food expenditure, the total amount of other monthly expenditures required for clothing, housing (rent, electricity, water, fuel), transportation, education, health and similar needs (poverty line) for the same date would be 7,229.49 TL.

TÜRK-İŞ claims a membership of 1.75 million, and is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation, and the European Trade Union Confederation. It is also a member of the Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD.

See also

• Confederation of Public Workers' Unions
• Confederation of Turkish Real Trade Unions
• Confederation of Revolutionary Trade Unions of Turkey

References

• ICTUR; et al., eds. (2005). Trade Unions of the World (6th ed.). London, UK: John Harper Publishing. ISBN 0-9543811-5-7.

External links

• Official website
• Trade Union Movement in Turkey Oral History Collection at the International Institute of Social History