“Bağımsız ve Milli” Sendikalaşma: Sendikalar Kanunu’na Basının Yaklaşımı
“Independent and National” Unionızation: Approach of Press to the 1947 Unions Law

Summary/Abstract: With the amendment made to the Law of Associations on June 5, 1946, various socialist parties, as well as the establishment of workers' organizations, were opened. Following this change, many unions have been established rapidly in different cities of the country, especially in Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir. After the change in the law, Turkey Socialist Party and Socialist Workers and Peasants Party of Turkey especially among workers led government to take measures quickly organization.Therewith, two socialist parties, various media and workers' organizations were closed on 16 December 1946. Also, party managers and members withheld. It was announced that the Ministry of Labor prepared a draft law a month before these withholdings completed. It was stated that there were provisions to ensure that the unions excluded from the influence of political ideologies. The developments have led the state to draw the framework of workers' rights by laws and to form workers' organizations under its command. As a result of this, the draft law was adopted on 20 February 1947 with the title of “Law on Worker and Employer Unions and Union Associations”. This study will examine the periodicals of the period from November 1946 to February 1947. Thus, the extent to which the media has included the law and its approach will discuss. Besides, the perspective of the press to the working class and unionization, strike etc. attitude towards labour processes will look.

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