Tense moments in front of the Ministry! Police teams intervened - Last Minute

Private sector teachers, who recently ended their hunger strike, took to the streets in Ankara again to demand the right to a base salary and the elimination of their grievances regarding appointments. Following the statement made in front of the Ministry of Treasury and Finance, the police intervened harshly against the teachers who wanted to march to the Ministry of National Education.

Private sector teachers, who waged a determined struggle for two weeks in Ankara to bring back the base salary practice and to eliminate the grievances of interviews and appointments, temporarily suspended their actions and the hunger strike they started for security reasons due to the NATO Summit held in the capital. The address of the teachers, who came together again after the summit to shout out their demands, was this time in front of the Ministry of Treasury and Finance.

The crowd gathered at the call of the Private Sector Teachers' Union and made a press statement demanding their rights in front of the Ministry of Treasury and Finance. After the statement, the police did not allow the group to march towards the Ministry of National Education (MEB) to make their voices heard.  A fight broke out when the teachers, who were surrounded by police, insisted on walking.

Following the violent incidents, the Private Sector Teachers' Union issued a written statement and reacted harshly to the intervention. The following statements were made in the union statement: "Teachers were beaten, laid on the ground and dragged. Everyone was sent to detention without leaving a single person inside the barricade. Many people, including mothers who came to support, were subjected to physical violence. What happened today is not only an intervention against teachers; it is an intervention aimed at suppressing the demand for safe activity, equality and justice. The demands of teachers are legitimate. The struggle to seek rights cannot be silenced with violence and detentions. We will continue to expand our struggle until our detained friends are released."