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Announcements

THE ARTIST’S LABOR AND EARNED RIGHTS CANNOT BE SACRIFICED TO ADMINISTRATIVE NEGLIGENCE!

While the lawsuit we filed with the Council of State regarding the shortfall in incentive payments caused by the across-the-board pay raise continues with determination, we will not remain silent about the delay in the payment of our current financial entitlements due to administrative negligence!

13 July 2026

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JUL

Announcement

We have lost Zihni Göktay.

JUL

Announcement

We would like to remind you of Article 26 of the Constitution.

Artists should not be subjected to pressure because of their works or their on-stage expressions; critical and humorous speech should not be used as a means of punishment. In an environment where art is not free, it is impossible to speak of freedom of thought and democratic development.

JUL

Announcement

“Fully independent, democratic class-based trade unionism.”

We, the workers, do not accept the passive, ineffective form of the Public Employees’ Trade Unions Law No. 4688. We have decided to take our struggle to the next level and continue our work within the United Public Sector Workers’ Confederation (Birleşik Kamu-İş) without compromising our principles or our commitment to independent class-based trade unionism.

APR

Announcement

THIS SCENE IS A TESTAMENT TO THE GOVERNMENT’S SURRENDER TO CAPITAL!

The cry of “I’m starving!” rising from Eskişehir toward Ankara is not merely the cry of a worker; it is the starkest summary of an era, a governing philosophy, and the capitulation of an entire political will in the face of capital. As cultural workers who observe life, interpret society, and turn words into action, we see not “power” but deep helplessness in the shackles fastened to the miner’s wrist.

Announcements

THE ARTIST’S LABOR AND EARNED RIGHTS CANNOT BE SACRIFICED TO ADMINISTRATIVE NEGLIGENCE!

We have lost Zihni Göktay.

We would like to remind you of Article 26 of the Constitution.

“Fully independent, democratic class-based trade unionism.”

THIS SCENE IS A TESTAMENT TO THE GOVERNMENT’S SURRENDER TO CAPITAL!

THE DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF FINE ARTS MUST ISSUE A STATEMENT!

We're all over the place!

Dear Cultural and Art Workers, Our Comrades in the Struggle

Library Week

Happy World Theater Day on March 27

The Extraordinary General Assembly

The 2026–2027 Art Season in Our Orchestras

Happy International Working Women's Day, March 8

No to Double Standards in the Arts!

In the Grip of Arbitrariness

Press Release 2026/1

The Urgent Return to Trainee Artist Recruitment Instead of 4/B Must Be Made Immediately!

We Demand Justice, Not Just a Pay Rise!

A Painful Loss

Press Statement

Gender Discrimination Is Unacceptable!

Important Announcement Regarding Bank Promotion Tenders

Unity for the Future of Our Artists: A Solution-Oriented Dialogue Meeting

An Important Meeting from Our Union: One More Step for Our Rights!

2025 Collective Bargaining Agreement

Cultural Workers' Union Declaration

Şekip Taşpınar, Unforgettable Name of Turkish Theatre, Has Passed Away

3rd Ordinary General Assembly

Exorbitant Price Increases at Devlet Tiyatroları Are Blocking the Public's Right of Access to Art!

A Critical Threshold in the Rights Struggle: Seniority Alignment Is on the Agenda!

8 March International Working Women's Day

Investigation Draws Attention of Media and Opposition

We Are Stopping Work

'Moral Interference' with the Attire of Female Orchestra Artists Is Unacceptable

Arts Workers Must Live Not at the Poverty Line, but at the Value They Deserve!

Arts Institutions Regulatory Handbook

We Will Not Share Our Extra Income

Warnings and Recommendations to the Directorate General of Fine Arts

International Working Women's Day

Constitutional Court Decision on Bonus for Public Officials: The '2 Percent Threshold' Annulled

Our Petition Regarding the Additional Duty Fee for Artistic Personnel

BAK-SEN Called for Abolition of the 2% Trade Union Threshold

Why Cultural Workers' Union

Statement to the Press and the Public

Contract Artists: Enough Is Enough — We Call on You to Keep Your Word

Artists Promised Permanent Positions Anxious Over Examination and Probation Conditions

The Imposition of a 'Representative' at State Theatres

CULTURAL WORKERS' UNION FOUNDING STATUTE