Turkey’s state of emergency, put in place in mid-July 2016 in reaction to an attempted coup has left trade unions with serious restrictions on the exercise of their rights. International and Turkish unions alike condemn the restrictions and criticize both national and local authorities’ abuse of power. The increased crackdown has had spillover effects on multinationals that are suspected of profiting from the situation and which also find themselves even more exposed to trade union enquiries especially by international trade unions on the way in which they manage group conflict locally.
On 20 July 2016, Turkey’s parliament passed a resolution putting in place a state of emergency in place throughout the country. This was in reaction to a failed military coup attempt five days previously for which Fethullah Gulen, an imam was accused of masterminding. Turkey’s executive has since used its formidable powers to purge the army and administrative bodies of any suspected opposition. According to the Labor Ministry, by 10 January 2017, some 135,000 public sector employees were the su
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