I hope foreign journalists will not be deceived with this tricky PR act…. Turkish Leader Agrees to Meet Protest Organizers It was the first sign that Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was willing to engage in a direct dialogue with the leaders of the protest. Turkey’s prime minister to meet Gezi Park occupiers as protests begin to … Read more
inforgraphic source: http://roarmag.org/2013/06/turkey-ten-days-protest-infographic/ An energy drink, rather than the opium of the people It is difficult to imagine fiercer football rivalries than the ones between ?The Big Three? of Istanbul ? Galatasaray, Fenerbahçe, Beşiktaş. The clashes between their supporters ? often violent, always noisy ? are legendary. Yet many of the (mainly foreign) media … Read more
Turkey PM patience ‘has limit’ as protest violence flares Turkey‘s defiant Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan told supporters his patience “has a limit” as police fired tear gas and jets of water at demonstrators in unrelenting protests against his government’s decade-long rule Turkey PM says patience ‘has limit’ as protest violence flares Turkey’s defiant Prime Minister Recep … Read more
The BBC has stated that its partnership with NTV is “under review” in response to our petition that has now been signed by over 3500 people! This is still NOT good enough as the BBC has said that “at present” it has made the “difficult decision” that “it is better for our audiences that the … Read more
Here is the full transcript of Erdoğan’s provocative speech in English. 7 June 2013: Same headlines in 6 dailies. This is media censorship: Turkish democracy needs compromise and tolerance, say members of European Parliament Members of European Parliament said the ongoing. Ankara ?chapuls? in tear gas-free Kuğulu Park Residents of Ankara were hit by an unexpected … Read more
Erdogan defies Turkish protesters – live updates Follow live updates after Recep Tayyip Erdogan insisted that he will go ahead with plans to develop Taksim Square Protests threaten Turkey’s economy Protests threaten to derail Turkey’s economic success Çapulcu Music Archive Taksim Gezi Resistance is creating its own tunes. There is a rising trend in the number of songs … Read more
Revolutionary Muslims give support to Occupy Gezi ?Blame us if needed,? says RedHack on Twitter detentions over protests The Turkish hacker network gave tips to protesters to avoid being charged over tweets. Turkish protesters have invented a new verb: ‘chapul Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Ergodan hasn’t exactly been conciliatory toward protesters over the … Read more
Chapuling – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chapuling? Chapuling. Chapuling 2013 Taksim Gezi Park protests after Prime Minister Erdogan’s speech in the process derived from the new format….
Turkey Is Now Arresting Dozens for Using Twitter Turkey Is Now Arresting Dozens for Using Twitter Third person killed in Turkey protests Ethem Sarısülük, a Turkish activist who was wounded in the head during Taksim Gezi Park clashes. Twitter detainees in Turkey protests all ?young kids,? says opposition member Twenty-nine people detained overnight in the Aegean province of … Read more
I am interviewed here in Voice of Russia (English), Rusyanın Sesi (Turkish) by @omerurun 4 June Taksim Square. Occupiers caught in crime: Doing Yoga This is how barricades are made: A u-turn in Turkish politics? Gezi Park in perspective The simmering dissent and dissatisfaction unleashed at Gezi Park may not be enough to topple AKP‘s … Read more
A gallery of Resistance Humor here. A gallery of how civic this Resistance is here. Turkish deputy PM apologizes to injured protesters The initial reaction against the demolition of a park in Istanbul?s central Taksim. UN rights office urges probe of Turkey crackdown Turkey must conduct a far-reaching, independent probe on its security forces’ treatment … Read more
Allegedly by police… Heavy clashes in Ankara, İzmir and Dersim (Tunceli) reported as of 01:30 4 June 2013. The 8th day in the civil resistance begins…
But we do not know the reason yet…- UPDATE- it is back. it was a worldwide problem,it seems… Media watchdog warns Halk TV over humiliating PM Turkey?s media watchdog has issued a warning to Halk TV due to a video clip which it deemed to be… Anonymous Joins Istanbul Protests, Attacks Government Websites As clashes in Turkey … Read more
İstanbul/İzmir/Ankara Occupy Gezi-The Police Violence For those who support the idea that the police is following the orders. Edit: From an inside source,we learned that the man who was attacked by a riot control vehicle at 3:23 is alive and his current state is fine.Great news. Follow on Twitter; twitter.com/TheSilverPopper
Democracy is not just about elections, says Turkish President Democracy is not just about elections, Turkish President Abdullah Gül said today Turkish PM gets into row with Reuters reporter over Taksim protests Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan argued today with Reuters reporter Birsen Altaylı. Turkish protesters turn a mosque into a sickroom in Istanbul Protesters used a … Read more