Kemal Türkler

Kemal Türkler (1926 Denizli – 22 July 1980 İstanbul) was a Turkish socialist trade union leader. He was founder and first president of Confederation of Revolutionary Trade Unions of Turkey (Türkiye Devrimci İşçi Sendikaları Konfederasyonu, DISK), and also one of the founders of the Workers Party of Turkey (Türkiye İşçi Partisi, TİP) in 1963.

He worked as a metal worker for a long time. He became president of Turkey's Metal Workers' Union (Türkiye Maden-Iş). He was a leading figure of the democratic trade union movement in Turkey.

Kemal Türkler was assassinated on 22 July 1980 in front of his home in Merter, İstanbul by ultra-nationalist MHP militants.^[1]

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Party political offices
Preceded by Avni Erakalın	Leader of the Workers Party of Turkey (TİP) 1962–1962	Succeeded by Mehmet Ali Aybar

Turkish nationalism

Ideology	Turanism Anatolianism Pan-Turkism Turkification Sun Language Theory Kemalism Atatürk personality cult Neo-Ottomanism Racism

Organizations	Grey Wolves Youth Union of Turkey Ergenekon Turkish Revenge Brigade Turkish Resistance Organisation Deep state

Political parties	Young Turks (Ottoman Empire) Committee of Union and Progress (Ottoman Empire) Republican Villagers Nation Party Nation Party (1948) Nationalist Movement Party Patriotic Party Great Union Party Rights and Equality Party Motherland Party Nationalist and Conservative Party Independent Turkey Party Nation Party (1992) National Party People's Ascent Party Homeland Party

People	Talaat Pasha Enver Pasha Ziya Gökalp Nihal Atsız Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Alparslan Türkeş Yusuf Akçura Gün Sazak Doğu Perinçek Kemal Kerinçsiz

Historical events	Adana massacre Greek genocide Armenian Genocide Assyrian genocide Elza Niego affair 1934 Thrace pogroms Zilan massacre Dersim massacre

Incidents	Istanbul pogrom 2005 exhibition assault Maraş Massacre Kemal Türkler Çorum Massacre Assassination of Hrant Dink Alfortville Armenian Genocide Memorial Bombings Murder of Sevag Balıkçı

Policies	Geographical name changes Animal name changes 1934 Resettlement Law Varlık Vergisi The Twenty Classes Citizen, speak Turkish! Confiscation of Armenian property Surname Law Article 301 Ne mutlu Türküm diyene Sovereignty unconditionally belongs to the Nation Armenian Genocide denial "I Apologize" campaign

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 13499859 LCCN: no2004017481 GND: 133431649

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Kemal Türkler

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