6th Ordinary General Assembly of Sağlık-Sen Gümüşhane Branch was held

Gümüşhane - Sağlık-Sen Gümüşhane Branch, one of the leading unions defending the rights of health and social service workers, held its 6th Ordinary General Assembly on Sunday, July 27, 2025. While Health-Sen Vice President İdris Baykan also attended the General Assembly, the current branch president Engin Karabulut was re-elected as the president by receiving the trust of the delegates.

Intense Participation in the General Assembly and the Council Committee

The general assembly, which was chaired by Trabzon Branch President İdris Aydın, was attended by important names from Gümüşhane politics and trade union community. In addition to Gümüşhane Mayor Vedat Soner Başer, Artvin Branch President Fehmi Er, Bayburt Branch President Gökhan Akdağ and Trabzon University Branch President Şenol Sungur also attended the general assembly. This participation demonstrated Sağlık-Sen's strong position in the regional trade union movement.

Vice President Baykan: "We Struggle on the Basis of Equity"

Addressing the delegation at the General Assembly, Sağlık-Sen Vice President İdris Baykan stated that the union continues on its way with the motto of "service and values unionism". Baykan said, "We have made it our mission to present a union model based on principles and values. I would like to repeat once again that we have achieved this and we are an example for all of Turkey. On the basis of fairness, in unity and solidarity, we struggle and strive together for the welfare of our members and healthcare workers."

Emphasis on the 8th Term Collective Bargaining Process: "We Will Bring Our Demands to the Table"

8. Making important statements about the collective bargaining process, Baykan gave information about the general proposals of Memur-Sen. Baykan stated that Sağlık-Sen will announce its proposals specific to its own branch of service to the public with a press release on Wednesday and expressed the priority demands of health workers:

"We will bring to the collective bargaining table the issues that we have voiced so far and fought for their realization on every platform, especially the Presidency and the Ministry of Health. Increasing fixed additional payments and on-call wages are among our priority demands. We will continue our struggle for the payment of night work compensation until the end. We will take all the issues we have voiced so far, such as incentive additional payments, increasing base payments, to the table and we will fight for their realization."

Baykan, at the end of his speech, wished the general assembly to be auspicious.

Branch President Karabulut: "Our Concern is to Protect the Right to the Sweat of the Brow"

Engin Karabulut, who was re-elected as Branch President, emphasized in his speech that they have always been the defender of the rights of health and social service workers. Karabulut said, "Our problem is to protect the right of the sweat of the brow. Sağlık-Sen, which is the hope of health and social service workers, is obliged to make more labor and more effort for the cause and service. We work with this consciousness and serve with this consciousness." Karabulut stated that they will continue to fight for health and social service workers in unity of hands and hearts, and gave a message of determination for the new period.

Sağlık-Sen Gümüşhane Branch New Executive Board

The new board of directors determined as a result of the 6th Ordinary General Assembly of the Gümüşhane Branch of the Healthcare Workers' Union consisted of the following names:

• Branch President: Engin Karabulut

• Branch Secretary: Enes Aslan

• Vice President for Organization: Mertcan Üstünel

• Vice President for Financial Affairs: Metecan Çelenkli

• Vice President for Press and Communication: Derya Bayrak

• Vice President for Legislation and Collective Bargaining: Mehmet Ali Doğan

• Vice President for Education and Social Affairs: Nuran Koç

The new management aims to carry out important activities to protect and improve the rights of health and social service workers.