CHP leader Özgür Özel meets with private sector teachers
Translated from Turkish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
At a glance
- CHP leader Özgür Özel met with teachers from the private sector and those affected by interview selection processes in Ankara.
- The party pledged to continue advocating for teachers until interview injustices are resolved and their right to a base salary is restored.
- Özel was scheduled to visit teachers on a hunger strike later the same day.
Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Özgür Özel convened with teachers facing challenges in Turkey's education system. The meeting, held at the Grand National Assembly, included private sector teachers and those who feel marginalized by interview selection processes.
Accompanying Özel were CHP Deputy Group Chair Murat Emir and CHP executive Suat Özçağdaş. Özçağdaş shared images from the meeting on social media, stating, "We met with our teachers who are victims of interviews and our private sector teachers at the TBMM with our Chairman Mr. Özgür Özel and our Deputy Group Chair Murat Emir. We will continue to be the voice of our teachers until the interview injustice they face ends and their stolen right to a base salary is returned. We stand with our teachers in their just struggle."
Özel's engagement with educators extended beyond this meeting. He was also scheduled to visit teachers participating in a hunger strike at the Private Sector Teachers' Union later that afternoon. The party's commitment signals ongoing support for teachers seeking fairer employment conditions and equitable treatment within the education sector.
We will continue to be the voice of our teachers until the interview injustice they face ends and their stolen right to a base salary is returned. We stand with our teachers in their just struggle.
Originally published by Cumhuriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.