[Turkey] Protests: Peaceful protest

Summary

Single-source ACLED detection — awaiting independent verification. Turkish education union members staged a peaceful protest in Eskisehir on April 17, 2025, opposing Ministry of National Education appointment policies for project school teachers. The demonstration occurred at a government education office and was classified as low severity.

Supply chain impact

No commodities or chokepoints are directly mapped to this event; second-order effects depend on how the situation escalates. A localized education sector protest in Eskisehir would not typically generate immediate supply chain disruptions unless it broadens into wider labor unrest or affects transportation networks.

Watch points

• Monitor whether education union protests spread to other Turkish provinces or escalate beyond peaceful demonstrations
• Track any potential disruption to local transportation or government services in the Eskisehir region if protests intensify