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the machinery, then they repaired damaged machinery and started
production.

The aim is a cooperative

The workers are both engaging in production in the occupied
factory and selling what they produce in order to get by. The work-

ers made fashionable brands that were famous worldwide, selling
for 300 TL in shops, and now work day and night to produce
sweaters at the most favourable price to reach the people. The
workers want to establish a cooperative with the aim of developing
a production system without a boss so as to sell good-quality prod-
ucts cheaply to the people. So as to introduce their first products,
the workers will hold a fashion show on 28 September 2013, with

the participation of many artists and writers.

“Nobody can believe it”

The workers explain the stage they have reached and what
they aim for in the future in the following terms:

• Kaya Donmez: For months our wages were not paid. They
promised to pay wages and seniority but from that day to this we
have not seen the bosses. We stood guard during the day in front

of the factory but at midnight they entered and removed machin-
ery and materials. This has been our sole road of liberation.

• Dursun Ceylan: I am the father of two children. I am re-
sponsible for the factory’s depot. Nobody who has not experienced
such a thing could believe such an action to be possible. Our prod-
ucts are world-famous brands. By putting a label on them we can-
not sell a sweater costing 30 TL for 300 TL. We will produce for

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