Opposition leader slams arrest of union officials, demands release

Main opposition party leader Özgür Özel strongly condemned the arrest of Bağımsız Maden-İş union officials Gökay Çakır and Başaran Aksu. He described the detentions as a direct threat to all workers fighting for their rights.

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The arrest of Bağımsız Maden-İş General Chairman Gökay Çakır and Organizing Specialist Başaran Aksu is a clear warning intended for all workers seeking their rights.

Özel criticized the ruling AK Party's labor policies, stating, "Denying workers their rights and attempting to silence those who demand them is the current state of the AK Party's oppressive system." He emphasized that the arrests were intended as a clear warning to the entire labor force.

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Denying workers their rights and attempting to silence those who demand them is the current state of the AK Party's oppressive system.

"Let no one think labor is without an owner, or workers are alone," Özel declared on social media. He pledged his party's commitment to the case, vowing to pursue it until the miners receive every cent they are owed and his colleagues are released. "Gökay Çakır and Başaran Aksu are innocent workers; both must be released immediately," he insisted.

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Let no one think labor is without an owner, or workers are alone. We will follow this issue until the miners receive their dues, penny by penny, and our colleagues are freed.