DISK May 1st Release
DİSK President Arzu Çerkezoğlu made a statement on the May 1 program.
Çerkezoğlu said: “We will meet Istanbul Governor Ali Yerlikaya at 15:30. Our call to power is that we together remove this illegal ban on Taksim on the centenary of the Republic.
A joint press release was held at the DİSK headquarters with the participation of the presidents of DİSK, KESK, TMMOB, TTB, TDB and members of the board of directors.
Çerkezoğlu said: “We workers, who produce all the values and beauties of this country, will unite in the squares with our will to establish an order in which workers rule.”
MEETING WITH THE GOVERNOR
“Will there be a celebration on May 1 in Taksim?” asked a member of the press. Çerkezoğlu said: “Soon we will meet with Istanbul Governor Ali Yerlikaya at 15:30. Our call to power is that we remove this illegal ban on Taksim on the 100th anniversary of the Republic. Let us celebrate freely in Istanbul’s Taksim Square, in the central squares of Turkey’s cities, so that we express our hopes for the future at the highest level, with the most enthusiastic participation,” he said. (DHA)