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An era has come to an end: Turkey bids farewell to human rights and labor advocate Şükran Soner

Şükran Soner, one of the leading columnists at the Cumhuriyet newspaper and a member of the Cumhuriyet Foundation’s Board of Directors, passed away this morning at the hospital where she had been receiving treatment for health issues for some time.

1 September 2026

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Announcements

An era has come to an end: Turkey bids farewell to human rights and labor advocate Şükran Soner

PRESS RELEASE Regarding the State Theaters Coordination Meeting

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