Confederation of Public Employees' Unions explained

KESK
Location Country:Turkey
Affiliation:ITUC, ETUC
Members:239.700
Full Name:Confederation of Public Employees' Trade Unions
Native Name:Kamu Emekçileri Sendikaları Konfederasyonu
Founded:December 1995
Headquarters:Ankara, Turkey
Key People:Lami Özgen, Co-president
Website:www.kesk.org.tr

The Confederation of Public Employees' Trade Unions (Turkish: Kamu Emekçileri Sendikaları Konfederasyonu, KESK) is one of the four major national trade union centers in Turkey. It was formed in 1995.

KESK is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation, and the European Trade Union Confederation.

Affiliated unions

LogoNameAcronymSectors[1] FoundedGeneral SecretaryMembership (2014)
1 EĞİTİM-SEN Education1995 Kamuran KARACA 129,259
2 SES Health and social services1996 Gönül ERDEN 41,225
3 Tüm Belediye ve Yerel Yönetim Hizmetleri Emekçileri SendikasıTÜM-BEL-SEN Local government1990 Ömer Salih EROL 28,824
4 Büro Emekçileri SendikasıBES Office, banking and insurance1998 Fikret ASLAN 19,473
5 Enerji Sanayi ve Maden Kamu Emekçileri SendikasıESM Energy, industry and mining1992 Mustafa ŞENOĞLU 2,981
6 Tarım Ormancılık Hizmet Kolu Kamu Emekçileri SendikasıTARIM ORKAM-SEN Agriculture and forestry 1992 Hamit KURT 3,292
7 Basın Yayın İletişim ve Posta Emekçileri SendikasıHABER-SEN Media and communication 1996 Cemalettin Yüksel 3,200
8 Yol, Yapı, Altyapı, Tapu ve Kadastro Emekçileri SendikasıYAPIYOL-SEN Public works, construction and rural services 1995 Haydar Arslan 3,959
9 BTS Transport 1994 Nazım KARAKURT 2,336
10 Kültür ve Sanat Emekçileri SendikasıKÜLTÜR-SANAT SEN Cultural services 1992 Yavuz DEMİRKAYA 4,440
11 Diyanet ve Vakıf Emekçileri SendikasıDİVESReligious and non-government services 2002 Lokman ÖZDEMİR 711

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Başbakanlık Mevzuatı Geliştirme ve Yayın Genel Müdürlüğü.