Foreign patronage mechanisms in the contentious episode in Syria: 2011-2012


Tezin Türü: Yüksek Lisans

Tezin Yürütüldüğü Kurum: Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi, Fen Edebiyat Fakültesi, Sosyoloji Bölümü, Türkiye

Tezin Onay Tarihi: 2015

Öğrenci: MUSTAFA KAYA

Danışman: ERDOĞAN YILDIRIM

Özet:

The aim of this thesis is to analyze the union activities of the Federation of Revolutionary Workers Trade Union (Dev-İş) at the Cyprus Turkish Industry Holding Enterprises Ltd. Company (the Industrial Holdings) in Northern Cyprus. Dev-İş was created on 30 November 1976 by the merger of three trade unions whose members were working at different business sectors operating in Northern Cyprus. These were Revolutionary General Work Trade Union (DGİS), The United Public, Cooperative, Agricultural & Other Services & Crafts Workers Trade Union (Emek-İş) and the Cyprus Turkish Petroleum Workers Trade Union (Petrol-İş). While Dev-İş was one of the important trade union federations in Northern Cyprus, the Industrial Holdings were also among the first public enterprises operating almost in all manufacturing sectors there. Dev-İş became active at this company through DGİS member employees and maintained its union activities there until the privatization of this company in 1998. Therefore, although the main aim of the thesis to analyze the union activities of Dev-İş at the Industrial Holdings, the establishment and liquidation through privatization of the company enterprises will also be examined in this thesis as well since the latter has a significant place both in the history of Dev-İş and in the economic history of Northern Cyprus.