We sent off Mehmet Karaca, former General Secretary of DISK and General President of Maden-İş after Kemal Türkler, to eternity with a ceremony held in front of DISK Headquarters.
The ceremony held for Mehmet Karaca on January 29, 2023 at 10:00 in front of the DISK Headquarters started with a moment of silence.
Speaking at the ceremony, Mehmet Karaca’s son Kayhan Karaca said: “I grew up in the arms of DISK. My condolences to the DISK family and comrades.”
Mehmet Karaca son nefesine kadar, DİSK'in, Maden-İş'in, Birleşik Metal İş'in, Türkiye işçi sınıfının mücadelesine katkı koymaktan bir an bile geri durmadı…
Unutmayacağız… pic.twitter.com/We4qlSYs5C— Arzu A. Çerkezoğlu (@ArzuCerkezoglu) January 29, 2023
DISK General Secretary Adnan Serdaroğlu said that Mehmet Karaca continued his struggle until his last breath and added: “United Metalworkers Union and DISK will always keep him alive.”
DISK President Arzu Çerkezoğlu concluded her speech about Karaca’s struggle with the words “Mehmet Karaca’s struggle is entrusted to the working class of Turkey”.
After the ceremony, Mehmet Karaca’s body was sent off to Bolu Göynük…
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