Kemal Türkler, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Kemal Türkler

Turkish politician

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1926

Place of Birth: Denizli, Turkey

Date of Death: 22-Jul-1980

Profession: politician, trade unionist

Nationality: Turkey

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Kemal Türkler (1926 – 22 July 1980) was a Turkish socialist trade union leader.
He was founder and first president of Confederation of Revolutionary Trade Unions of Turkey (Türkiye Devrimci Isçi Sendikalari Konfederasyonu, DISK), and also one of the founders of the Workers Party of Turkey (Türkiye Isçi Partisi, TIP) in 1963. He worked as a metal worker for a long time.
He became president of Turkey's Metal Workers' Union (Türkiye Maden-Is).
He was a leading figure of the democratic trade union movement in Turkey. Kemal Türkler was assassinated on 22 July 1980 in front of his home in Merter, Istanbul by ultra-nationalist MHP militants.