Halil Tunç
 Halil Tunç    (politician, trade union leader) | |
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| Born | March 1, 1928 |
| Died | August 19, 2002 (Age 74) |
| Nationality | Turkish |
Attended Bilderberg/1975 as leader of the Confederation of Turkish Trade Unions. | |
Halil Tunç was a Turkish trade union leader and politician[1] who attended the 1975 Bilderberg meeting.
Education and early career
He was a graduate of elementary school. Between 1943 and 1946, he worked as an agricultural laborer, after 1946, he worked as a bus ticket holder at the Electricity, Gas and Bus Enterprise (EGO) in Ankara.
Trade union career
In 1952, he participated in the establishment of the Ankara Brewery Workers Union, and was made the general chairman of this union. he held this position continuously until 1960. In 1953, he was appointed a member of the board of directors of the Federation of Monopoly Workers' Unions, to which the union is affiliated.[1]
He was elected as chairman of the Confederation of Turkish Trade Unions (TÜRK-İŞ) in 1974 after the death of the Chairman Seyfi Demirsoy. He continued to be Chairman of TÜRK-İŞ until the general assembly in 1979.[1]
He was appointed Member of the Senate of the Republic from 1972 until 1980, by President Cevdet Sunay. He was appointed to the position of quota senator again in 1979, this time by President Fahri Korutürk. Tunç was chairman of the Social Relations Commission in the Senate of the Republic.[1]
After leaving the TÜRK-İŞ Chairmanship, he joined the establishment of the Democratic Left Party (DSP) together with Bülent Ecevit after the September 1980 Turkish coup d'état. Later, Tunç joined the Social Democratic Populist Party (SHP) and was the Ankara Provincial Chairman of this party for a while.[1]
He spent the last years of his life on his farm in the Kazan district near Ankara. He died on August 19, 2002.[1]
Event Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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| Bilderberg/1975 | 25 April 1975 | 27 April 1975 | Turkey Golden Dolphin Hotel Cesme | The 24th Bilderberg Meeting, 98 guests |
