15.11.2022 Ankara
HAK-İŞ, MEMUR-SEN, TESK, TÜRK-İŞ, TİSK, Türkiye KAMU-SEN, TOBB and TZOB, which make up the Turkish wing of the Türkiye-European Union (EU) Joint Consultative Committee (GCC), made a joint statement regarding the terrorist bomb attack on İstiklal Street in Istanbul's Beyoğlu district.
The joint statement is
as follows:
“As a nation, we are
facing events that hurt us and strike at our hearts.
As organizations
spanning in every region of Türkiye and representing all segments of society,
we strongly condemn the treacherous attack in Taksim, İstanbul.
We pray for the grace
of Allah to our citizens who lost their lives and wish a speedy recovery to the
wounded. We extend our deepest condolences to our nation.
Those who want to
disturb the peace of our country have once again shown their ugly faces.
The terrorists and
their supporters did the only thing they know. They carried out a treacherous
terrorist attack.
Very few nations in the
world have experienced such despicable and heinous acts.
The real goal of this
grave incident is to disrupt the unity and integrity of our nation.
Let us not allow those
who want to fan the flames of strife within us.
Let us strengthen our
national unity by acting together in unity and solidarity.
This homeland, this
country, this flag belongs to all of us.
Regardless of our
origin, identity, faith, 84 million of us are all brothers.
We have been on this
land for a thousand years. For a thousand years we have seen all manner of
treachery.
But we foiled all traps
that were set up.
We have always
protected our unity and integrity.
The evil forces should
know that today, as in the past, our beloved nation will defeat all heinous
plans and scenarios as one body and one heart.
Terrorist organizations
have no race, religion, sect or ideology.
Our state, of course,
will hold accountable those who inflicted these pains on us.
Our duty as citizens is
to be one voice and one heart against terror aiming to bring us to our knees.
It is our duty to
protect our unity and solidarity more than ever, which is what those who
perpetrate terror fear the most.
As professional and
non-governmental organizations representing all segments of Türkiye, we are
doing this as well.
We protect the unity,
prosperity and future of our country.
We also condemn those
who look with a covetous eye on the unity and solidarity of our country; those
who attack us; all manner of terrorism with different names but the same aims;
those who support terrorism and those who hope to gain from terror.
Those who aim to scare
us with terror should know that we will not leave our country to these
scoundrels and vagabonds.
Because we have the
resilience and courage to overcome all adversity.
No force has been able
to and will not destroy our unity and vitality in these lands.
They didn't succeed
yesterday, they won't succeed today.
May Allah Almighty grant
strength and patience to every individual who loves their homeland, and
perpetuate our unity.
Confederation of Rights
Workers Unions (HAK-İŞ)
Confederation of Civil
Servants' Unions (MEMUR-SEN)
Confederation of
Tradesmen and Craftsmen of Türkiye (TESK)
Confederation of
Turkish Trade Unions (TÜRK-İŞ)
Confederation of
Turkish Employers' Unions (TİSK)
Confederation of Public
Employees Unions of Türkiye (Türkiye KAMU-SEN)
The Union of Chambers
and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB)
Union of Agricultural
Chambers of Türkiye (TZOB)”