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Gaziantep celebrated Europe Day for the first time with the EU Delegation to Türkiye. Events filled with unity and solidarity brought European values to life. Watch the short film highlighting the celebrations.

TÜGİS (Turkish Food Industry Employers' Association) and Çalışma Hayatı Derneği (Working Life Association) have launched the EU and ILO-backed "Big Futures for Small Hands: Say No to Child Labor" project to combat child labor in Turkey. The project addresses the 720,000 child laborers in Turkey and global statistics, aiming to raise awareness and provide training for industry stakeholders.

HAK-İŞ attended the CNTS 12th Confederal Congress in Senegal. The congress focused on "Decent Work and Labor Migration." HAK-İŞ representative Fatma Zengin delivered messages of international solidarity.

Birleşik Metal-İş President Özkan Atar, at IndustriALL Europe Congress, highlighted union rights violations and anti-democratic practices in Turkey, calling for international solidarity from European trade unions.

According to Eurostat data, Turkey became the country with the highest NEET (Not in Education, Employment, or Training) rate in Europe with 26.4%. This rate, which is 2.4 times the EU average, reveals youth unemployment and problems in education.

Explore the Grant Component Fair and Information Meeting held in Ankara under the Enhancing Adaptation Action in Turkey Project Grant Programme. Read about the implementation lessons, activities, and climate change adaptation goals of the 28 grant projects supported by the EU and the Republic of Türkiye.

The Official Gazette of September 16, 2025, features Council of Judges and Prosecutors decisions, amendments to regulations for site supervisors and construction contractors, and the promotion of 27 civil administration chiefs. These updates include new administrative and legal frameworks.

DİSK-AR's Q2 2025 report reveals Turkey's broad unemployment rate has surged to 32%, nearly triple the EU average. The number of jobless exceeded 13 million, with youth and women most affected.

HAK-İŞ General President Mahmut Arslan announced action decisions in response to insufficient offers in the KÇP process during the Women's Committee meeting in Ordu. Arslan stressed Turkey's capacity to meet demands, while Fatma Zengin shared successes in organizing female domestic workers.

Romania, Hungary, Austria, and Bulgaria unite efforts to combat illegal migration at the Turkey-Bulgaria border. Learn details and expected impacts of this strategic cooperation to strengthen EU external border security.

CHP Leader Özgür Özel visited HAK-İŞ and TÜRK-İŞ, calling for a mid-year minimum wage increase in July and urgent finalization of the KÇP. Union heads echoed expectations from the government.

Eğitim-İş Union released its 2024-2025 Higher Education Report. Chairman Kadem Özbay called for a fight for a free and scientific university, highlighting academic freedom restrictions, lack of meritocracy, and budget problems.

Petrol-İş Union commemorated the 55th anniversary of the June 15-16, 1970 Resistance, a historic labor uprising in Turkey against union restrictions, remembering fallen members like Yaşar Yıldırım and emphasizing the ongoing struggle for workers' rights and democracy.

EPSU supports Turkish public employees taking to the streets as Public Sector Collective Bargaining negotiations stall. The government's 17% wage offer is deemed far below soaring inflation, with EPSU asserting "A decent wage is a right!"

150 workers were laid off at Beko Eskişehir, sparking job security concerns amidst the company's global expansion. The silence from the union and strong criticism from EMEP highlight the growing tension between corporate growth and worker rights.