Excessive use of force during Gezi protests should be punished: Council of Europe The Council of Europe commissioner has said the excessive use of force during the Gezi protests should not go unpunished Istanbul’s Gezi Park closed to public again hours after official opening Taksim Gezi Park, which has become the heart of the anti-government … Read more
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3M6FieB-pY Police intervention against protesters ?perfectly natural?: Interior minister Police intervention against unauthorized demos in public places is ‘natural,’ says Güler via @akgulelif The attacker with the machete @BerxwedanYARUK via sinanchakmak via @noisensured via @ismailsaymaz via @angelusemi via @IvanCNN i’ve been stopped at, have 12 yr old waiting. I used to pray for u! pic.twitter.com/FFOboGni02 via @niLaylaylom_
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLVc4zXPIRU This video is shot at Talimhane, Taksim
Columnists fired as daily Akşam gets new chief At least four columnists have been fired so far from Turkish daily Akşam, days after Mehmet Ocaktan was assigned as the editor-in-chief NTV Tarih, Popular History Magazine, Closed The administration of NTV Tarih, a popular history magazine in Turkey, closed down the publication as it was preparing … Read more
a big thanks to the brave videographers of the events! and please don’t argue with each other on the comment line..respect each other! love, life and freedom is all that matters… peace! … Beduk : LYRICS BELOW : Come together that’s how we do Don’t ever look behind, all for the cause That we deserve … Read more
Turkey artists demand an end to divisive language June 29, 2013 5:54 PM ANKARA (AFP) – Turkey’s artists, journalists and authors including Nobel laurate Orhan Pamuk on Saturday placed a full-page ad in several newspapers, calling on the government to end divisive language and stop polarising the country. Lice clashes are the Kurdish version of Gezi Park: … Read more
Solidarity with Lice march tonight in Kadıköy, İstanbul… via @pilkiz From Marginal March To Mass Movement How the Turkish government has fanned a simple protest by overreacting and then blaming scapegoats. RedHack launches cyber attack on Istanbul Special Provincial Administration The Turkish hacker group Redhack announced The fight for the square ?The fight … Read more
Interview with a Turkish Pirate about the Protests in #gezipark June 24, 2013 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Europe, Interviews, Pirate Party News The recent protests in Turkey started on 28 May 2013. The protests were sparked by the brutal eviction of a sit-in at Istanbul?s Taksim Gezi Park protesting at plans for the park?s demolition and replacement with a shopping mall. The Pirate Party of … Read more
Two wise men refuse to attend meeting with Turkish Prime Minister Erdoğan because of Gezi unrest Wise men Professor Baskın Oran and columnist Murat Belge.. ************** One arrested in southeastern Turkey rape case One suspect was arrested for charges related to the rape of a sixteen year-old. Turkish police detain 20 alleged protesters during raids … Read more
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The judge decided that it was a self-defense. After PM Erdoğan‘s encouragement of police violence, we are not subject to arbitrary killings more than ever… Here is how Ethem was killed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0daS16bs6jY Related articles Police shooting Ethem Sarisuluk in the head. Mother of Turkish protester killed in Ankara: ‘Erdogan must resign’ Family of protester … Read more
Before the intervention: After… Protesters gather in Istanbul’s Taksim Square with carnations in hand Hundreds of protesters gathered today in Istanbul’s Taksim Square, a week after the police cleared Gezi Park after a muscled crackdown. via @xeciiyan Turkish Foreign Ministry hold talks with German ambassador amid EU row German Ambassador Pohl held talks today with Turkish Foreign … Read more
Aktuelles zur Krise in der Türkei – VOR ORT vom 20.06.2013 Elif Şenel im Gespräch mit Erkan Saka (Kommunikations- und Medienwissenschaftler) in Istanbul, Türkei
Istanbul mayor to ask residents about all future projects The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality will ask the public about every major project in the city Occupy Gezi, beyond the religious-secular cleavage The protests in Turkey started on May 27 with a modest resistance movement against the destruction of Istanbul?s Gezi Park and the planned construction, in its place, … Read more
Gezi Parkı Eyleminden İzlenimler Herkes zaten biliyor ya ben de tekrar edeyim; eylemlerde gördüğüm insanlar ne çapulcu ne de marjinal. Gençliğimde eylemlere katılmışlığım var. Çapulcuyu da marjinali de tanıyacak tecrübeye sahibim. Bu insanlar günlerdir yedikleri gaz ve yüksek tazyikli ?ilaçlı? su yüzünden harap ve bitap düşmüş olsalar da birilerinin gazına gelmiş değiller. Gaza gelenler bu … Read more