In the current situation of global crisis and rampant local wars, Turkey has an important place. The tensions in this country are running high, both within the capitalist class(1) and between capital and labor. In this article we report on recent workers' struggles that develop in Turkey against the effects of the crisis. Workers are struggling despite state repression and attempts to divide workers.
The Turkish state has done everything it can in order to break the strike at Renault Bursa before it would spread to other companies. Thereby the working class would put the state power into question.