ABSTRACT
Following the Military Coup in 1980, social and democratic rights were suspended for a period of time in Turkey. They were then restored but in a restricted manner. Turkish trade unions, particularly DISK, were negatively affected during this period. In metioned period, European trade union movement gave consequence to developments in Turkey. In this study, the solidarity of the European trade union movement with DISK and DISK trade unionists in 1980s is analysed in detail using archival documents and primary sources
Keywords : 12 September, Military Coup, Trade Union Movement, DISK, European trade union movement