Confederation of Workers from Turkey in Europe explained

ATİK
Full Name:	Confederation of Workers from Turkey in Europe
Native Name:	Avrupa Türkiye'li İşçiler Konfederasyonu
Headquarters:	The Hague, Netherlands
Key People:	Yılmaz Güneş, president

Confederation of Workers from Turkey in Europe, (Turkish: Avrupa Türkiye'li İşçiler Konfederasyonu or ATİK) is European migrant worker organization.

History

ATİK was founded in 1986.^[1] The first section was founded in Germany under the name of ATIF.

Repressions

On 15 April 2015 in Germany, Greece, France and Switzerland ATIK activists have been arrested and accused of membership in the TKP/ML - illegal revolutionary organization.^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

Organization

Yılmaz Güneş is leader of ATİK since 2011.^[6]

New Democratic Youth (Turkish: Yeni Demokratik Gençlik or YDG) is the youth organization of ATİK.

New Women (Turkish: Yeni Kadın) - is women's right organization related to ATİK.

Regional sections

• The Federation of Workers from Turkey in Germany (Turkish: Almanya Türkiyeli İşçiler Federasyonu or ATIF)
• The Federation of Workers and Youth from Turkey in Austria (Turkish: Avusturya Türkiyeli İşçi Gençlik Federasyonu or ATIGF)
• The Federation of Workers from Turkey in Holland (Turkish: Hollanda Türkiyeli İşçiler Federasyonu or HTIF)
• The Federation of Workers from Turkey in Switzerland (Turkish: İsviçre Türkiyeli İşçiler Federasyonu or ITIF)
• France Committee (Turkish: Fransa Komitesi)
• England Committee (Turkish: İngiltere Komitesi)
• Greece Committee (Turkish: Yunanistan Komitesi)

See also

• Turkish diaspora
• Turks in Germany
• Migrant worker
• Immigration law
• Maoist insurgency in Turkey

Notes and References

1. http://www.atik-online.net/deutsch/wer-ist-die-atik/ Wer ist die ATIK?
2. http://www.atik-online.net/deutsch/2015/07/14/die-operation-des-deutschen-staates-vom-15-april-2015-gegen-unsere-parteiaktivistinnen-war-politisch-und-unsere-antwort-wird-ebenfalls-politisch-werden/ Die Operation des Deutschen Staates vom 15.April 2015 gegen unsere ParteiaktivistInnen war politisch und unsere Antwort wird ebenfalls politisch werden!
3. http://political-prisoners.net/item/3482-10-atik-mitglieder-verhaftet.html 10 ATIK Mitglieder verhaftet
4. https://www.freitag.de/autoren/sabine-hunziker/migrantinnen-in-der-diaspora-kriminalisiert MigrantInnen in der Diaspora kriminalisiert
5. http://www.unsere-zeit.de/de/4729/interview/401/%E2%80%9EDie-Gefangenen-m%C3%BCssen-erfahren-dass-ihnen-die-Solidarit%C3%A4t-vieler-sicher-ist%E2%80%9C.htm Die Gefangenen müssen erfahren, dass ihnen die Solidarität vieler sicher ist
6. http://www.atik-online.net/blog/atik-21-genel-konseyi-toplandi-yeni-baskan-yilmaz-gunes.html ATİK 21. Genel Konseyi Toplandı: yeni Başkan Yılmaz Güneş