Healthcare Workers Threaten Strike Action Over Wages, Poor Working Conditions

LOCAL NEWS

• Healthcare workers announce a second round of nationwide strikes in just over a month over poor pay and bad working conditions. As inflation pressures continue to build in Turkey.
  • Unless demands are met for a 150% wage increase, manageable workloads and measures to address physical violence against employees, workers will go on strike from 14 & 15 march – Ahval
• Kremlin says differences over Ukraine are no problem for relations after Erdogan condemned Russia’s recognition of separatist regions of Ukraine.
  • Economists have voiced concern over the economic impact, however, as 66% of its total wheat imports come from Russia and 18.5% from Ukraine, may have to shift route if this supply fails. It is also important that gas flow from Russia is not interrupted – Ahval, Milliyet
• CHP leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu says “If a war breaks out [in Ukraine], Turkey is among the countries that will suffer the most. The Montreux Treaty is extremely valuable for the security of Turkey and the world. Do not bring it up for debate.”
  • The Montreaux regulates the transit of naval warships to the Black Sea and could limit NATO’s ability to provide naval support to Ukraine - Hurriye