Kemal Türkler
Kemal Türkler (1926 – 22 July 1980) was a Turkish socialist labor union leader. He was founder and first president of Confederation of Revolutionary Trade Unions of Turkey (Türkiye Devrimci İşçi Sendikaları Konfederasyonu, DISK), and also one of the founders of the Workers Party of Turkey (Türkiye İşçi Partisi, TİP) in 1963. He worked as a metal worker for a long time. He became president of Turkey's Metal Workers' Union (Türkiye Maden-Iş). He was a leading figure of the democratic trade union movement in Turkey. Kemal Türkler was assassinated on 22 July 1980 in front of his home in Merter, İstanbul by ultra-nationalist MHP militants. Türkler is commemorated on the anniversary of his killing each year by various left-wing parties, unions and organizations in Turkey. See also

 List of assassinated people from Turkey

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