He is playing in Istanbul right now and he cried in Turkish: “End to State Terror” while 5 martyrs of Occupy Gezi reflected on the Wall. via @bkara via @direncigdem via @alperseri Ali was a Pink Floyd fan… via @alimivurdular Related articles Roger Waters’ famous show ‘The Wall’ in Istanbul
Not worse than 1990s yet but Turkish police shows signs of increasing arbitrary arrests and undocumented acts. People have been wondering whereabouts of Barbaros since last night and finally he tweeted that he is back at home… Designer and Gezi Park protester Barbaros Şansal claims to have been kidnapped Barbaros Şansal claims to have been kidnapped … Read more
Abdul Hamid II Turkish minister refutes student loan cuts claim for Gezi participants Youth and Sports Minister Suat Kılıç has refuted allegations that university students who participated in the Gezi Park protests will not be eligible for loans ?Informant boxes? to be installed in Turkey The police will install informant stations in neighborhoods, ostensibly to … Read more
Financial inspectors, police raid biggest Turkish firm owned by Koç Finance officials reportedly staged a raid at Koç Holding?s Tüpraş due to allegations of manufacturing smuggled fuel ***************** Turkey probes tax affairs of Koc energy firms Turkey’s government has launched a probe into the tax affairs of energy firms affiliated with one of the country’s … Read more
Turkish court gives green light to destruction of Gezi Park An Istanbul administrative court has unanimously overturned a lower court?s decision to halt the Turkish government?s plan… update: A news piece in Turkish claims that for the moment the park cannot be destroyed…. A public for democracy: overcoming mediated segregation in Turkey In this context, … Read more
Kurdish autonomy in Syria alerts Turkey Two days after the capture of the Syrian border post of Turkey near the town of Rasulayn on July 17 Kurds cement power in war on Turkish border Clashes between Islamist rebel forces and Kurdish fighters spread to a second Syrian province on July 20, activists said, as factional … Read more
Gezi operation in full force as forces raid over 100 locations Police forces launched raids at over 100 locations in Istanbul in accordance with the ongoing operations on Gezi supporters, including student dormitories, detaining at least 30 people. Gezi From The Field Having spent some time in the past few days talking with working-class people in … Read more
Turkey redefines armed forces’ duties ANKARA, Turkey (AP) ? Turkey’s parliament has amended an internal armed forces’ regulation long relied on by the country’s once-powerful generals as grounds for intervening in politics, the state-run Anadolu Agency reported Saturday, in a move that further strips the military of its political influence. Yet another instance of Police … Read more
15 detained over Gezi protests 15 people were detained for allegedly harming private property and use Molotov cocktails while attending the Gezi protests. Democracy and rights Peninsula On-line When protests erupted in Turkey‘s Taksim Square against the government’s redevelopment plans, US Secretary of State John Kerry was among the top figures who criticised the … Read more
Gezi Direnişinin ilk gününden itibaren AKP apolojistleri sandık çağrısı yaptı. Göründüğü kadarıyla kendilerine en çok güvendikleri alan. Bu sandık vurgusu öyle bir boyuta vardı ki Cumhurbaşkanı Abdullah Gül bile demokrasinin sandıktan/seçimden ibaret olmadığını vurgulamak zorunda kaldı. Tabi artık kötü niyet, ya da yanlış anlamlandırmalar sonucunda daha en başta bir yanlış vurgu var. Gezi direnişçilerinin derdi … Read more
Gezi direnişi karşıtlığı: Bir anti-entelektüelizm. AKP‘nin yükseliş yıllarında bu partiye yönelik önemli bir entelektüel destek de vardı. Gezi Direnişi itibarıyla Türkiye‘nin entelektüel mirasına katkıda bulunup da AKP’ye hala destek veren kimse kalmamış gibi. Akademik ünvanlara sahip olup, ya da köşe yazarı olup da AKP apolojistliği yapanların bu pozisyonlarına iktidarla ilişkileri sayesinde geldikleri düşünüldüğünde- bazılarına da … 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
Thanks, But No: Social Media Refuses To Share With Turkey In its latest effort to rein in the country’s vibrant social media, Turkey says it has requested cooperation from Twitter and Facebook; they’re not playing ball. Protesters are embracing social media ? and the government has complained that such outlets won’t share user data with law … Read more
Fact Check Facebook has not provided user data to Turkish authorities in response to government requests relating to the protests. More generally, we reject all government data requests from Turkish authorities and push them to formal legal channels unless it appears that there is an immediate threat to life or a child, which has been … Read more
Turkey?s traditional problems and Prime Minister Erdoğan The government is trying to deal with historically bequeathed traditional problems Peace bid in deadlock, BDP warns The peace process, an initiative launched by the Turkish government to find a solution. Government must come to its senses, BDP co-chair Demirtaş says BDP co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş warns the … Read more