Farewell to #UğurKurt …

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?@Revoltistanbul: 18.15 #UğurKurt, memleketi Sivas’a uğurlanırken – @AgenceLeJournal
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Jim Roberts ?@nycjim Erdoğan on anniversary of death of #Gezi victim Berkin Elvan: “He died and it?s over.?
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RedHack ? ?@TheRedHack 36m Polis tarafından Katledilen 2. kardeşimiz 1972 Giresun Doğumlu Ayhan Yılmaz pic.twitter.com/RynYnkb5Ff #AyhanYılmazÖlümsüzdür
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Synd?cal????@syndicalisms #Turkey: Thousands of mourners gathered for funeral of #UgurKurt in Istanbul. Chants of “AKP: murderers!” + “resign!”
?Live quietly like a donkey or get out!? Turkish official?s tweet sparks debate

‘Either you will live in this country quietly like a donkey or you will get the hell out,’ the Red Crescent’s Istanbul said via Twitter sparking huge controversy

On Erdogan?s ?Ordinary Things?: The Soma Massacre, the Spine Tower, and the Corporate-State?s Fitrat in Turkey
The Soma Massacre reveals the mutually constitutive link between the urban transformation of Istanbul under AKP municipal and national governance and the privatized coal mining industries in Western Anatolia

Not criticizing Turkish gov?t an impossibility, Nobel laureate Pamuk says
Orhan Pamuk has denounced the negligence of officials regarding last week?s mining disaster in Soma, adding that it was difficult not to criticize the government over its restrictions on freedom of speech.Turkish disaster mine ?imposes a culture of fear?
The Guardian (UK) Wednesday, May 21, 2014, p. 21 Constanze Letsch in Soma Miner claims cost-cutting overrides safety and at pit where 301 were killed. Veli Yilmaz, a coalminer in Soma for nine years, was shocked when his bosses, the owners of the pit where 301 workers were killed last week, told him he would

Turkish Disaster Shines Light on State Mining Ties
The Wall Street Journal Asia (USA) May 22, 2014, p. 6 By Ayla Albayrak and Joe Parkinson Istanbul ? This month?s mine disaster roiling Turkey is shining a light on the ruling party?s close ties to the industry, with opposition lawmakers accusing the government of allowing companies to get away with lax safety standards and

Turkey?s mining safety: Bleak track record
BBC News (UK) 15 May 2014 By Enis Senerdem, BBC Turkish Service As people in Turkey start looking for answers after one of the country?s worst mining tragedies, attention has quickly turned to mining safety standards in the western town of Soma. The issue of mining safety was on the political agenda before Tuesday?s disaster.
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Emre KIZILKAYA ?@ekizilkaya   The Turkish governor who denounced a protester as “pimp” is given a new seat: http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkeys-government-reshuffles-more-than-30-governors.aspx?pageID=238&nID=66857&NewsCatID=338 ? pic.twitter.com/Rq2W9sNBUn
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