CHP Administration Continues Employee Purge; 20 More Fired
Translated from Turkish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
At a glance
- The Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (CHP) administration, appointed by court order, has continued to dismiss employees since taking over.
- Following an initial dismissal of 24 individuals, further terminations using "code-48" have occurred, resulting in unpaid compensation.
- A CHP lawmaker reported that 20 more employees were fired, criticizing the new management for targeting workers.
The administration appointed to the Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (CHP) by court order continues its wave of dismissals, affecting party employees. The process began with threats of termination before the new management took hold, leading to the dismissal of 24 individuals. Subsequently, further layoffs without compensation, using "code-48," have persisted.
The butlancฤฑlar, who were placed in their seats through court-appointed appointments, have once again signed a massacre of workers at the General Headquarters.
Burhanettin Bulut, a CHP Adana deputy, announced on social media that 20 more individuals have been fired. He criticized the new leadership, stating, "The butlancฤฑlar, who were placed in their seats through court-appointed appointments, have once again signed a massacre of workers at the General Headquarters." Bulut detailed that the dismissed employees range from secretaries and cleaning staff to tea house workers and photocopy operators, calling them "victims of the vengeful fury of this deranged mentality."
Twenty more workers, from secretaries and cleaning staff to tea house workers and photocopy operators, have fallen victim to the vengeful fury of this deranged mentality.
Bulut contrasted the swift dismissals of long-term employees with the caution shown when discussing the party's congress. "Those who take refuge behind 'precaution' when it comes to the congress become like hawks when it comes to workers who have shed their sweat in their father's house for years," he stated. He emphasized that the true owners of the party are those who sustain it with their labor, not those in positions of power. The dismissals have been referred to "consciences."
Those who take refuge behind 'precaution' when it comes to the congress become like hawks when it comes to workers who have shed their sweat in their father's house for years.
This situation follows statements by Kemal Kฤฑlฤฑรงdaroฤlu, the former leader, who had previously expressed solidarity with miners who locked themselves in a mine over unpaid wages. Kฤฑlฤฑรงdaroฤlu had declared, "Sweat is sacred; resisting injustice is our debt to our nation." He condemned an armed attack attempt on miners protesting for their pay and bread, calling it a "dirty provocation" against all workers. He also deemed the detention of members of the Private Sector Teachers' Union unacceptable, vowing that under his party's leadership, "sweat will not be denied its due, and everyone will receive the full reward for their labor."
Sweat is sacred; resisting injustice is our debt to our nation.
Originally published by Cumhuriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.