Kemal Türkler
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Kemal Türkler (1926 Denizli - July 22, 1980 İstanbul) Turkish socialist trade union leader. He was founder and first president of DISK (Progressive Trade Union Confederation of Turkey), 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. After that 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 militias.[1]
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| Preceded by Avni Erakalın |
Leader of the Workers Party of Turkey (TİP) 1962–1962 |
Succeeded by Mehmet Ali Aybar |
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