“Protester to undergo surgery after morning police intervention at Taksim park… #DirenGeziParkı

Protester to undergo surgery after morning police intervention at Taksim park A young university student is set to undergo surgery today   Turkish activists resisting to Istanbul Taksim Square park destroying / Turkey … National Turk English Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) Istanbul deputy Sırrı Süreyya Önder helped halt an operation to remove trees in … Read more

Reading is good as the Police attacks Taksim park protesters #occupygezi

Police use tear gas early in morning, Taksim park protesters again halt demolition Istanbul police fire pepper gas to demonstrators protesting against the. Main opposition leader lends full support to protesters occupying Taksim Gezi Park Turkish main opposition leader made a surprise support visit late May 29 to the several hundreds of demonstrators protesting against the demolition … Read more

Construction plans for Zeytinburnu Istanbul skyscrapers canceled not because of environmental reasons but some authorities criticised…

Construction plans for Istanbul skyscrapers canceled www.worldbulletin.net Construction plans for Istanbul skyscrapers canceled. The building permit and construction plans of the skyscrapers in Zeytinburnu Kazlicesme, which Prime Minister Erdogan criticized for their negative impact on Istanbul’s historic landscape, have been an istanbul news roundup: Top Istanbul Street Foods As rapidly as Istanbul marches toward its … Read more

Serhatcan Yurdam (@syurdam): Avrupa Günü’nde Flag Wavers’dan bayraklarla dans gösterisi

9 Mayıs Avrupa Günü kapsamında yapılan Taksim’deki etkinliklere İtalyan gösteri grubu Flag Wavers katıldı. Flag Wavers, Taksim Meydanı’nda bayraklarla dans gösterisi yaptı. Gösteride çektiğim fotoğraflarla hazırladığım  foto-slide’ı buradan izleyebilirsiniz. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aDexby7L-M   Foto-slide’ı HD kaliteyle ful ekran izlemek için YouTube kanalımı ziyaret edebilirsiniz.

Serhatcan Yurdam (@syurdam): THY işçileri 15 Mayıs’ta greve çıkacak

 THY işçileri 15 Mayıs’ta greve çıkacak Hava-İş Sendikası işçileri Taksim‘de yaptıkları eylemle 15 Mayıs’ta greve çıkacaklarını duyurdu. Hava İş Genel Başkanı Atilla Ayçin “THY personeli uçmama kararı aldı, uçmayacaklar” dedi. Hava-İş sendikası işçileri, 15 Mayıs’ta başlayacak olan grev için kamuoyuna destek ve dayanışma çağrısı yaptı. Hava-İş Sendikası Başkanı Atilla Ayçin, işten çıkarılan Türk Hava Yolları … Read more

Serhatcan Yurdam (@syurdam): “6 Mayıs: Denizlerin anmasına gazlı müdahale”

Deniz Gezmiş, Hüseyin İnan ve Yusuf Aslan’ın idam yıl dönümü nedeniyle Taksim‘de anma yapmak isteyenlere polis orantısız güç kullanarak müdahale etti.   via   [View the story “6 Mayıs: Denizlerin anmasına gazlı müdahale” on Storify]

EFD Rights Watch: Digital analysis of Istanbul on #MayDay by ANONYMOUS (@Crypt0nymous) and more…

Digital analysis of Istanbul on #MayDay This article intends to draw attention to the unwarranted and disproportionate violence conducted by the police. Additionally to clarify how the Turkish Government is determined to silence the public. Teargas and Water Cannons for Istanbul’s Labor Day Protesters from Global Voices Online by Stratos Moraitis Teargas enveloped Istanbul as … Read more

Well, it might be hard to contain Labor Day demonstrators, So the Istanbul governor shuts down the city tomorrow…

No May Day rally permitted in Taksim, governor says from Hurriyet Daily News Istanbul Governor Hüseyin Avni Mutlu confirmed today that this year?s May Day rally will not be allowed.. Istanbul public transport to be suspended as part of May Day measures from Hurriyet Daily News Public transport in Istanbul will be severely restricted tomorrow. … Read more

Serhatcan Yurdam (@syurdam): İşçiler “1 Mayıs’ta Taksim’deyiz” dedi

  Nakliyat işçileri, “1 Mayıs’ta Taksim’e çağrı” eylemi yaptı.     DİSK’e bağlı  Nakliyat-İş sendikası işçileri bugün İstiklal Caddesi‘nde  1 Mayıs Emek ve Dayanışma günü için Taksim’e çağrı yürüyüşü yaptı. Yürüyüşte “1 Mayıs’ta 1 Mayıs alanındayız”, ” 1 Mayıs’ta Taksim Meydanı’ndayız” sloganları atıldı. İşçiler, “Sömürünün savaşın ve gericiliğin kalesi ‘Taşeron Cumhuriyeti’ne karşı alanlardayız!” başlıklı bir … Read more

EFD Rights Watch: Progress on cultural rights but Doubts Remain Over Christians? Safety…

US human rights report criticizes Turkey’s judicial system, notes progress on cultural rights from Hurriyet Daily News The U.S. State Department has expressed criticism on the human rights situation in Turkey.   Turkey: Amid Islamic Revival, What Right to Freedom from Religion? from EurasiaNet.org – Turkey by k_kumkova   The recent conviction of Turkish virtuoso … Read more

DurDe inisiyatifinden 24 Nisan etkinlikleri programı….

++ İstanbul » DurDe?nin Etkinlikleri Sivil toplum kuruluşları temsilcileriyle uluslararası delegasyon buluşuyor 24 Nisan Anması için İstanbul?a gelen Avrupa?daki ırkçılık karşıtı ve Ermeni diyasporası örgütlerinin temsilcilerinden oluşan 25 kişilik bir grup ile Türkiye?den sivil toplum temsilcileri bir araya gelerek, sohbet ediyor. Tarih: 22 Nisan, Pazartesi Saat: 11.00 ? 13.00 Yer: Cezayir Restaurant Adres: Hayriye Caddesi, No: … Read more

2 from Turkey at Time?s 100 most influential people list… Arab women idolize Turkish soap stars… A social fabric roundup..

Fethullah Gülen an d Abdullah Öcalan make Time?s 100 most influential people list from Hurriyet Daily News PKK‘s jailed leader Öcalan and Turkish religious scholar Gülen were selected in Time’s list.     Arab women idolize Turkish soap stars from Hurriyet Daily News Turkish TV series that have gained particularly popularity in the Middle East … Read more

Istanbul news roundup: “In Istanbul, A Byzantine-Era Fleet Surfaces Again”…Mosque politics…

In Istanbul, A Byzantine-Era Fleet Surfaces Again NPR In Istanbul, major public transit projects are back under way after years of paralysis. The problem wasn’t a lack of financing, but the layer upon layer of ancient artifacts that turned up every time the earthmovers started their work. The excavation Istanbul’s heritage The Economist TURKEY’S first … Read more

“LA, Istanbul top most-congested cities lists” NYT blog post on Istanbul Biennial… Istanbul news roundup…

An image from the proposed Taksim Square plan…via People Powered | Istanbul Design Biennial New York Times (blog) There are few places more perfect to weigh the value of imperfection than Istanbul. And imperfection is the theme of the Istanbul Design Biennial, Turkey’s first, which is organized by the IstanbulFoundation for Culture and Arts and … Read more

It seems that Taksim Square will Become “Lifeless And Isolated In New Urban Plan” . Istanbul news roundup

  Istanbul’s Main Square To Become Lifeless And Isolated In New Urban Plan … Green Prophet Streets become highways, trees make way for the mall in a new plan for Taksim Square in Istanbul. Today, Istanbul’s Taksim Square is a bustling hub of activity, with majestic Gezi Park providing some natural solace ? even when … Read more