09.11.2026 18:02
Workers at the Döksan Factory in Bilecik stopped work on the grounds that they had not received their wages for about 5 months. Gathering at Atatürk Park and describing the difficulties they experienced, the employees claimed that when they asked for their wages, they faced insults and threats. One of the workers, Sinan Elmas, reacted to what they experienced with the words, "We are both right and being scolded, being sworn at," while Furkan Doğan stated that the payment dates given were constantly postponed.
Workers at the Döksan Factory operating in Bilecik, who stated that they have not received their wages for about 5 months, decided to stop work. The employees, who argued that the payment promises made repeatedly were not kept, expressed their reaction by holding a press statement in Atatürk Park.
WORKERS WHO HAVE NOT RECEIVED THEIR SALARIES FOR 5 MONTHS WALKED OFF THE JOB
The wage crisis at the Döksan Factory was taken to a new dimension when the workers walked off the job. The employees, who stated that they have not received their salaries for about 5 months, explained that payments had previously been made in installments and that they had been struggling with financial difficulties for a long time. The workers argued that they had trusted the promises made to them so far for the factory to continue its operations, but the payments they expected did not materialize. The employees, who wanted to meet with managers to demand their wages, claimed that they encountered insults and threats. After what happened, the workers who walked off the job gathered in Atatürk Park.
"WE ARE BOTH RIGHT AND BEING SCOLDED"
Sinan Elmas, one of the factory workers, said in his statement that they had waited for months to receive their salaries and that they no longer had the strength to endure. Explaining that it had previously been stated that payment would be made by taking out a loan, Elmas said that they had been patient for the factory established in Bilecik to survive. Elmas described the process they experienced as follows: "For 5 months we have not been able to receive our salaries. Before that, payments were made in installments. For 5 months we kept managing. It was said, 'A loan will be taken out and it will be paid that way.' We had also thought about quitting before, but we always managed. We struggled because a factory was established in Bilecik. But now there is a situation inside today. We went to demand our rights, and our friends were insulted and people moved toward them. In other words, we cannot get our rights. We are both right and being scolded and cursed at. They are coming at us. We came here to seek our rights. We don't know what to do right now either. We waited a little to demand our wages. We did not immediately go to work. Our general manager acted in an inappropriate manner toward us. He used expressions such as firing friends, 'You go alone, empty the factory.' The friend from the other department also got involved in the incident in the same way, and they moved toward our friend."
CLAIM OF THREATS OF DISMISSAL AGAINST WORKERS DEMANDING SALARIES
Furkan Doğan, one of the workers, also claimed that the factory management constantly gave new dates regarding payment. Doğan, who argued that when they went to meet with managers to receive their salaries, some employees were threatened with dismissal, stated that they had now become unable to make a living. Explaining that different dates such as the 7th, 17th, and 27th of the month were given for payment, but when those dates arrived they were met with new promises, Doğan said the following: "When we go to demand wages or when such a situation arises, promises are constantly made. Dates such as the 7th, 17th, and 27th of the month are given. However, when the time for these promises comes, new dates are constantly given. When we go there to ask for money or to receive the equivalent of what we have worked, they constantly make statements such as 'You get out, I have terminated your job' or use statements containing curses toward our friends who take the lead. We have experienced these many times. Finally, today we decided to stop work. Because we provide enough work now, but we cannot receive the equivalent in any way. There is no living."
THE WORKERS' ONLY DEMAND IS THE PAYMENT OF THEIR ACCUMULATED SALARIES
The employees of the Döksan Factory want the salary problem, which they state has continued for about 5 months, to be resolved. The workers, who argued that no payment was made despite previous promises, stated that they had to walk off the job because they could not receive the equivalent of their labor.