Cost-of-Living Decree Challenged in Court as Unions Seek Interim Order
Trade unions have taken the cost-of-living decree to the Constitutional Court, requesting a suspension of its implementation, while a general strike is also being considered for Monday. The Republican Turkish Party (CTP) and trade unions filed 11 separate cases at the Constitutional Court concerning the decree regulating the 2026 Cost-of-Living (HP) allowance, simultaneously seeking an interim injunction.
Before the lawsuits were officially submitted, unions and CTP representatives held a press briefing, criticizing the government and the decree. Public Servants Union (KAMUSEN) President Metin Atan accused the government of using “trickery” by initially presenting the cost-of-living proposals to parliament before issuing them as a decree, calling it a heavy blow to citizens and accusing the Finance Minister of running the country “like a Prime Minister.”
Atan emphasized that the unions’ struggle would continue until the government resigns, stating that a general strike would take place on Monday. He criticized the government for failing to accept even their own proposals, saying, “This government’s brain has died… there is no turning back.”
TÜRK-SEN President Arslan Bıçaklı added that no union leader intends to leave the platform or take separate action. Lawyer Öncel Polili highlighted that decrees of this nature are meant only for exceptional urgent circumstances and that fast-tracking parliamentary bills into decrees is illegal. Polili confirmed that today they would formally request the Constitutional Court to annul the decrees and suspend their execution.
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