For years, the working class of Türkiye has been caught in the vice-grip of a global economic downturn and a government hostile to their interests. Now, with presidential elections coming up on May 14, speculation is rising that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan could be unseated. On May Day, thousands of workers mobilized in Istanbul, limiting themselves to the outskirts of the city after more central locations were shut down in anticipation of protests. TRNN reports from Istanbul, speaking directly to union organizers, members of Parliament, and more on the condition of the Turkish working class and the prospects the upcoming election offers.
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You can thank the dictator in charge for the failure of economy and lack of rule of law.
This clip is just spreadong false and pure propaganda. Few days ago 2 million Turks came out to support President ErdoÄŸan. According to international news channels and news papers this event was one of the biggest pre-eelection campaign gathering in the world.
In your Dreams. Till the end erdogan.
Good thing they weren’t in America the police would have shot them dead 😔
The threat of May Day this video just confirms the power in recognizing the overall history of May Day !
What a fake and hypocrite media. There is no vaccine against ignorance stupidity and hypocrisy. We Türk love and support our president Recep Tayyib Erdoğan.
If I wasn't doubtful of the real force standing behind every regime change in last half a century and longer, I would applaud it, but think I would rather put up with the current government than to let my country become uncle sam's new acquisition
Western propaganda! Probably staged and paid money to few activists and all known is using it's dirty tactics but Turkiye knows who is behind & why. It is also equiped with technology and nothing is hidden like Khajogshi case was. #Viva_Turkiye and down to betreying agents and useful idiots!
Very bad acting , you are very fortunate you live in Turkey who has provided workers with increased support .most of you appear to be calling for separist and terrorists or actors paid for by the west . You are such fools . Free gas at home and now discovery of oil. A long list of industrial production . LIARS FOR EVER
Looks like a theatrical event. Did you not see the 1.& million in Istanbul with Erdogan supporting him fully
@The Real News Network : How in the world do you come up with the spelling of "Türkiye" for Turkey. Even this video uses "Turkey" and it also is what I have also always learned for spelling. I am of age 66. Search for Turkiye at Wikipedia and you will get "Turkey". So, I suggest, to not add very queer content to your content. It is no wonder why communication is not good in this world, when we have people doing queer things with language.
Thanks for sharing this event I never would have heard about otherwise. Well done!
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SOLIDARITY ✊
You're watching what the USA is coming to in the very near future, the way our economy is becoming with housing and the cost of living,,, it beginning already nearly impossible to make it for millions of people , which is very dangerous !
People can rise up outside of geopolitics conspiracy theorists. Look at what turkey is doing to Kurdistan. The turks deserve a good revolution.
Democracy
Western propaganda is over
turkey is fine and erdugan will win again
Soros and elites have been trying to fuel an insurrection in Turkey for years ..
The elites US govt CIA and mass media propagandists stir these uprisings in hopes of regime change to have puppets in place like UKRAINE Zalinsky who will sell his country out to western bankers and elites
Erdogan? Soros is the devil
Erdogan is a crook of the first order!