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Civil servants’ strike halts trains across Turkey
The civil servants announced that they would not leave the train stations until the 16 fired civil servants were employed again.
Riot police intervened, and tension escalated between police and civil servants when a union official was detained.
Confederation of Public Sector Trade Unions (KESK) Chairman Sami Evren said police had tried to stop the strike, adding that they will continue to protest.
A group that gathered at the Eskişehir train station held placards reading “Pressure cannot stop us” and chanted slogans. A number of conductors joined the protests, exiting their trains.
Members of Türk Ulaşım-Sen, a Turkish transportation union, held a protest at the Adapazarı train station. Due to conductors participating in the protests, the Adapazarı-Haydarpaşa train did not run on Wednesday.
The İzmir Mavi train, running between İzmir and Ankara, and the 9 Eylül Express were stopped at the Balıkesir train station, with the conductors exiting the trains and participating in the protests. Because the trains did not continue on their journeys, the passengers were put on buses, which returned them to the trains’ stations of origin.
TCDD manager: 16 cannot return until investigation completed
Turkish State Railways (TCDD) General Manager Süleyman Karaman said the 16 employees have been suspended for stopping a number of trains and taking conductors off trains by force during the Nov. 25 warning protest. “Returning these workers to their jobs without completing the investigation is impossible,” he said, adding that they had overstepped their authority. He further stated that the 16 workers can be employed again if the ongoing investigation proves them innocent.
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