Court releases ‘man with machete’ who attacked Gezi protesters An Istanbul court today released S.Ç., dubbed the ?machete man? after video surfaced showing him allegedly attacking protester ***************** Newspaper men detained for ?noise pollution? while selling papers in Istanbul Two men selling newspapers Aydınlık and Birgün have been detained by security officials for creating noise … Read more
Amnesty seeks justice for 14-year-old victim of police brutality during Gezi protests AI has issued a call to Turkish authorities to launch a fair investigation to find the police officer responsible for firing a tear gas capsule that struck Berkin Elvan ?I tripped him up, police beat him,? confesses civilian suspect charged with killing Gezi … Read more
An MEP, Ertuğrul Kürkçü was also injured by the police intervention in Taksim tonight… All photos from Istanbul Riot police resort to tear gas to quell ‘justice marchers’ hoping to make statement at Gezi Park Riot police in Istanbul intervened once more against a Gezi demonstration, including three young protesters who had traveled to Istanbul on … Read more
Turkey marks 14th anniversary of Marmara earthquake that killed 17,000 Dozens of commemoration events have been organized across the Marmara region on the 14th anniversary of the country?s worst seismic disaster in recent history Taking the Stands The Turkish protest movement seems to be relocating from the streets to the stadiums. Turkish wrestling authority stands … Read more
It was to honor Berkin Elvan, a kid who is a victim of police violence and who has been in coma for more than one month… via @dkpbg Dekompro via 140journos 140journos via orangelifejackt Murat Erdogan via ikrar69 İkrar Sarısülük via 140journos 140journos pnarongun Pınar Ongun. as of 20:10 Istiklal Street
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
via @140Journos Today two persons who met during the Occupy Gezi, got married. As far as I understand, police did not let people enter the Park again but as of 10:30 married couple can be seen at the Park… Police close Istanbul’s Gezi Park ahead of protester couple?s wedding, disperse crowd with water cannon Police have … Read more
Support to AKP drops after Gezi rallies, say poll The ruling Justice and Development Party?s (AKP) votes have decreased 6 percent since 2012 while the opposition parties increased their votes, according to a recent survey conducted after the Gezi Park protests. End of ?la dolce vita? period with foreign capital for Turkey soon Turkey attracted … Read more
Ethem Sarısülük Case Suspended Ankara 6th High Criminal Court suspended the trial of policeman Ahmet Şahbaz in the Ethem Sarısülük case, saying that necessary permission have not been taken on the prosecution of a policeman. ?Police is being protected by the arm of justice. Justice process is blocked,? said advocate Bayraktar. Questions arise in … Read more
European court says Turkey must revise tear gas laws Turkey should readjust its legal framework regarding the use of tear gas grenades, according to a ECHR decision Post-Gezi witch hunt deepens EU?s concerns over Turkish democracy News reports over the last few days make crystal clear that the government has no tendency to stop Female … Read more
CNN denies apology over Turkey coverage CNN International took it to Twitter to respond to debates around a caption error regarding a ruling party rally in Turkey. Suspect in Gezi protester?s death released An Eskişehir court has released S.K., who was allegedly involved in the beating death of 19-year-old Gezi protester Ali İsmail Korkmaz, while … Read more
Osman Erden, Art historian, AICA Turkey President, Associate Professor detained as he was trying to save a female activist from harassment. Not the harassers but the citizen who tries to help is detained after beaten by police… Meanwhile in Antakya: via @sinan_fdn Armutlu, 13 July 2013 night… There have been ongoing protests and police violence … Read more
25 Haziran 2013. LGBT Dayanışma Derneği Lambda İstanbul‘dan Elif Avcı Onur Yürüyüşü’nden ve Gezi Direnişinde aldıkları rolden bahsediyor. (@lambda_istanbul). Sami Can Tandoğdu ile hem Açık Demokrasi projesini konuştuk hem de benzer araçları tartıştık. Seçil Altınışık da konuk sunucu olarak katıldı.
Ali İsmail Korkmaz was attacked by thugs in Eskişehir on 2 June. Since then he was in coma. We hear today the sad news… Like in the case of the man with the machete in Istanbul, security forces do not prevent these thugs and in fact allow them to attack protesters… Here is yet the … Read more
İstanbul Taksim Streets yesterday… Turkish magazine releases ?Gezi Park? issue online after disbanding Recently folded history magazine NTV Tarih has uploaded its last issue online, one week after NTV?s owners disbanded the publication here is the website: www.yasarkenyazilantarih.com(Written history while it?s still living). Municipality skips tent plans, settles for iftar tables at Gezi Park Istanbul?s … Read more