The ITUC has strongly condemned the killing of workers and citizens by Turkish security forces. Security forces surrounded several towns and villages in the South East of Turkey, where according to the information received by the ITUC, Mehmet Kaplan, a worker employed by the Cizre Municipality and a member of DİSK/Genel-İş Union, was shot in front of his house. About a month ago, another member of this trade union, Ramazan Uysal, was also killed and three others were arbitrarily detained. (…)

Source: Turkey: Workers Killed and Arbitrary Detained by Turkish Security Forces