12.000 tabacco-workers are in the class-struggle against the privatation of the biggest tabacco company in Turkey as well as against the closing of 40 factories all over the country. Some of the collegues are on hunger strike meanwhile.

As we know the Turkish police did a lot  to break the strike of the TEKEL-collegues. But we say : In Tuirkey all union rights have to be respected to the full extent , too.

We call all our comrades and collegues to support the Turkish trade unionists of TEKEL in their fight.

We ask to send or hand over resolutions  to the Turkish Embassies and consulates all over Europe.

Bent Gravesen (Socialist Peroples Party – Denmark), Gerald Kemski (The Left. – Germany), Maria Syrakou  (Synaspismos – Greece), Nuria Lozano-Montoya ( United Left Alternative – Catalonia)