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Uğur Bayraktutan Announced: 'Başaran Aksu Has Started an Indefinite Hunger strike.'

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Uğur Bayraktutan, the New Party's Artvin Member of Parliament, visited Başaran Aksu, the Education and Organization Officer of the Independent Mine Workers' Union, in prison. Bayraktutan stated that Aksu has begun an indefinite hunger strike, adding, "This brother of ours, who is seeking his rights and fighting for union rights, is facing an unjust detention measure. It's not just a detention; it's actually a punishment."

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Uğur Bayraktutan, the New Party's Artvin Member of Parliament, visited Başaran Aksu, the Education and Organization Officer of the Independent Mine Workers' Union, in prison. Bayraktutan stated that Aksu has begun an indefinite hunger strike, adding, "This brother of ours, who is seeking his rights and fighting for union rights, is facing an unjust detention measure. It's not just a detention; it's actually a punishment."

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The Independent Mining Workers' Union announced that their detained Organizing Specialist, Başaran Aksu, has begun a hunger strike at 5 PM today to protest his unlawful arrest and demand his immediate release.

Başaran Aksu, the Education and Organization Officer of the Independent Mining Workers' Union, who is imprisoned in Sincan Prison, has started an indefinite hunger strike to protest violations of constitutional trade union rights and to demand his release. Here are the details...

BOLD — Başaran Aksu, Education and Organizing Officer of the Independent Mine Workers Union, who was detained in Xinjiang Prison, started an indefinite hunger strike to protest the interference with trade union rights. New Party Artvin MP Ugur Bayrakannounced that AKSU began its hunger strike at 17.00 on August 31. New Party Artvin MP who visited Başaran Aksu, who was detained in Xinjiang Prison [...] The article first appeared on BoldMedia by t…

Başaran Aksu, a leader of the Independent Mine Workers' Union currently imprisoned, has begun an indefinite hunger strike to protest interference with his union rights. Speaking after a visit, Member of Parliament Uğur Bayraktutan stated that the measure taken was not a legal precaution but a punishment.

Başaran Aksu, a union organizing specialist who was arrested along with Gökay Çakır, the president of the Independent Mining Workers' Union, has started an indefinite hunger strike. (Mediascope)

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Haberler broke the news on Tuesday, September 1, 2026.
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