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Labour Party EMEP political activity in Turkey

Overview

Seyit Aslan, Chairman of the Labour Party (EMEP), has been conducting regional congresses to criticize the Turkish government and call for systemic change.

During the 11th Ordinary Congress of the EMEP Gebze District Organization, Aslan called for a ‘united struggle’ against the current political order. He criticized the government for selective corruption investigations, remarking that ‘a thief cannot hold another thief accountable.’

At the 11th Ordinary Congress of the EMEP Kayseri Provincial Organization, Aslan expanded his critique to include economic inequality and labor rights. He highlighted rising poverty and noted that 110 workers had died in the Kayseri region over the previous three years. Additionally, he condemned the 2027 budget draft as a mechanism to transfer wealth from workers to capital and criticized the suppression of media and political freedoms.

Entities

Seyit Aslan · Gebze · Türkiye İşçi Partisi · Kayseri · Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya

Timeline

  1. [POLITICS] 2 sources
    EMEP Leader Seyit Aslan criticizes Turkish government at Kayseri congress

    At the EMEP Kayseri congress, Chairman Seyit Aslan criticized the Turkish government over economic inequality, labor deaths, and the 2027 budget proposal, which he claims favors capital over workers.

  2. [POLITICS] 2 sources
    Labour Party Chairman Seyit Aslan calls for united struggle in Gebze

    At the EMEP Gebze District Congress, Chairman Seyit Aslan called for a united political struggle and criticized government corruption and selective legal investigations.

Sources

emep.org · sondakika.com