Only 13.79 Percent of Workers Unionized in Türkiye
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Obstacles to unionization and the dismissal of unionized workers have dealt a blow to labor. Of the total 17.3 million workers, 15.1 million are not unionized. The unionization rate has regressed to what it was six years ago. Out of 246 unions, only 60 have surpassed the 1% industry-wide threshold required for collective bargaining. Four more unions fell below the threshold compared to January. The Independent Mining Workers' Union narrowly miss…
Turkey’s unionization rate drops below 14 percent despite membership increase - Turkish Minute
Turkey’s unionization rate fell below 14 percent in July as growth in the registered workforce far outpaced an increase in union membership, according to official figures published Tuesday. The number of workers covered by the statistics rose by 5.58 percent from January to 17,630,475, while union membership increased by only 0.79 percent to 2,432,789, the Ministry of Labor and Social Security said. As a result the unionization rate declined fro…
Turkey’s unionization rate drops below 14 percent despite membership increase - Stockholm Center for Freedom
Turkey’s unionization rate fell below 14 percent in July as growth in the registered workforce far outpaced an increase in union membership, according to official figures, Turkish Minute reported. The number of workers covered by the statistics rose by 5.58 percent from January to 17,630,475, while union membership increased by only 0.79 percent to 2,432,789, the Ministry of Labor and Social Security said. As a result the unionization rate decli…
The Ministry of Labor and Social Security's trade union statistics for July 2026 were published in the Official Gazette. It was announced that out of 17,630,475 workers in Türkiye, 2,432,789 are union members, bringing the unionization rate to 13.79 percent.
According to the Ministry of Labor and Social Security's data from July 2026, out of 17,630,475 workers in Türkiye, 2,432,789 are union members. The unionization rate is 13.798%, with Hizmet-İş having the highest membership among all sectors with 286,094 members. Türk Metal, Öz Sağlık-İş, and KOOP-İş also stand out among the unions with the highest membership numbers in various sectors.
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