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Birleşik Metal-İş Presidents' Board met to discuss national, working class, and union agendas, focusing on MESS Collective Bargaining Agreement preparations and economic/political developments. Strategies for the upcoming period were planned.

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.

The Official Gazette of June 27, 2025 (No. 32939) features the TBMM's decision to extend its working period, a new regulation for the TÜBA Young Academy Community, and the Supreme Court's Grand General Assembly decision on workload division. Explore key legislative and judicial updates in Turkey.

Turkish Metal Chairman Uysal Altundağ called for unity and struggle before the MESS Group CBA at the 6th Ordinary General Assembly of the Istanbul Anatolian Side Branch. Altundağ announced they are demanding an average wage increase of 38.97% for the first six months with the draft, a product of union democracy, and stressed they would emerge victorious from the tough struggle. Serkan Gül was elected as the Branch President.

Türk Haber-Sen Ankara 5 Nolu RTÜK Branch held its 1st Ordinary General Assembly. Çağatay Karaca was elected president in the congress, which saw broad participation from RTÜK, the Presidency's Directorate of Communications, TRT, and PTT. The union's struggle for public employees' rights in the communication sector is expected to strengthen in the new term.

Koop-İş Union has launched protests against the unacceptable 2025-2026 public collective bargaining offer. The union states, "We will not stop until we get what our labor deserves," continuing actions including a half-day work stoppage on June 26, 2025.

The Turkish States Trade Unions Organization Union held its 1st General Assembly in Ankara, electing TÜRK-İŞ President Ergün Atalay as its head. Union representatives from Turkic states gathered for this significant event.

The July 1, 2025, Official Gazette (No. 32943) details significant legislative amendments, including changes to laws on higher education, public administration, sports, and social security. It also features new presidential decrees, regulations, and federation statutes.

The 2025 Public Sector Collective Bargaining Framework Protocol was signed on August 2, 2025, bringing historic wage increases and improved social rights for over 600,000 public workers in Turkey. The agreement, signed by Minister Vedat Işıkhan, HAK-İŞ, and TÜRK-İŞ, includes new base wages, phased increments, bonus adjustments, and legislative commitments for various worker groups.

Türk Metal Union Istanbul Branch No. 1 held its 6th Ordinary General Assembly with President Uysal Altundağ, discussing organizational successes, economic challenges, and upcoming collective bargaining, emphasizing unity for workers' rights and a high standard of living.

Nearly 600,000 public workers, including Petrol-İş Union members, protested in Ankara against the government's low collective bargaining offer. Türk-İş General President Ergün Atalay criticized the unacceptable proposal in a strong statement outside the Ministry of Treasury and Finance.

HAK-İŞ Confederation commemorated the 9th anniversary of the July 15 coup attempt by reading a statement in 81 provinces, emphasizing democracy, national will, and their unwavering stance against all forms of terrorism.