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You can't join our union — but you can stand with us.
About membership
Under Turkish law (Law No. 4688), Kültür Emek-Sen is a trade union exclusively open to public servants employed in Turkish state cultural and arts institutions — such as State Theatres, State Opera and Ballet, the Presidential Symphony Orchestra, and the Directorate General of Fine Arts.
If you work in these institutions and hold public servant status, you are welcome to apply for membership. Everyone else — we still need you.
How you can support
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Contact the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism or your own government's cultural affairs representatives to advocate for cultural workers' rights.
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