Turkey: TUPRAS workers protest privitization

The workers began to voice their discontent when the deadline for the bids on the privatization of TUPRAS, which is one of the most prominent Turkish state-owned industrial companies reached the point of no return.

It was reported that the protests will continue until October 24 when the deadline for the bids for the privatization of TUPRAS ends.

Stating that they will fight for the rights of the workers, the president of the Kocaeli branch of the Union of Petroleum-Workers, U*censored* Yasar said, "We have expressed our strong views against privatization, the officials should not ignore these protests."