Turkish union leader jailed after speech supporting protesting workers

A Turkish court on Sunday ordered the arrest of a labor union leader after a speech supporting protesting carpet factory workers, the Evrensel daily reported. Mehmet Türkmen, head of the BİRTEK-SEN textile workers union, was taken into custody after gendarmes raided his home and seized electronic devices. Prosecutors accused Türkmen of offenses including inciting hostility […] The post Turkish union leader jailed after speech supporting protesting workers appeared first on Stockholm Center fo...

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