Category Archives: Protests in Turkey

Jadaliyya: Self-fulfilling prophecy: understanding the uprising in Turkey – Erdem Yoruk

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For most people around the world, the recent uprising against Turkey’s ruling Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi (AKP) is still a puzzle. Why did a protest over a park lead to country-wide unrest so quickly? The Turkish government has explained what happened by resorting to a conspiracy theory, referring to an international “interest-rate lobby” that planned to overthrow the government. Yet, [...] → Read the full article…

Bianet: Soccer Fan Groups React to Political Cheering Ban

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Various soccer fan group members spoke up against government’s latest plans to ban political cheering in stadiums across Turkey. Considering the measures as an extension of AKP government’s ban mentality, Tek Yumruk and Sol Açık groups predict that soccer fans are very likely to use humor in the days to come. Bianet interviewed soccer fan groups Tek Yumruk and Sol [...] → Read the full article…

BBC News: Turkish police disperse Gezi Park protesters

Istanbul’s governor said the park was not for “forums, occupations or marches”   Turkish police have fired tear gas and water cannon at people trying to enter an Istanbul park that was the focus of last month’s anti-government protests. Istanbul’s governor reopened Gezi Park – next to Taksim Square – to the public earlier on Monday, but shut it again [...] → Read the full article…

The Economist: The aftermath of the unrest in Turkey – Tear gas as a dangerous weapon

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THE mass anti-government demonstrations that have rocked Turkey over the past month are dying down and only now is the full horror of police abuse against protestors beginning to emerge. Human-rights groups say the use of tear gas as a weapon marks a new chilling trend among Turkey’s notoriously nasty riot police. Hasan Kilicgedik, a thirty-year-old Kurd, was among the [...] → Read the full article…

Technosociology.org: “Come, Come, Whoever You Are.” As a Pluralist Movement Emerges from Gezi Park in Turkey

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After the Gezi Park occupation was dispersed, dozens of neighborhood forums popped up around Istanbul where people get together to discuss a variety of issues. I’ve been attending these neighborhood forums, which are are organized in an “agora” format where speakers line up and take turns to speak. While media attention remains on the  frequent Taksim Square demonstrations, the forums [...] → Read the full article…

Jadaliyya: ‘All of a sudden!’: Gezi Park resistance in Ankara

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Perhaps the best words to express the beginning of the resistance in Ankara belong to the Turkish poet Orhan Veli Kanık: “Everything happened all of a sudden!” We had been following the developments in Gezi Park for four days. These developments were similar to what had happened with the Emek Movie Theater, which was constructed in 1924 and was destroyed [...] → Read the full article…

Resistance in Eskisehir!

“Eskişehir, 5:40 A.M…  I’ve never ever seen or experienced such a thing before. TOMAs, Riot Control Vehicles, agitated people… They even sprayed pressurized water to the third floors of apartment buildings. They fired pepper gas bombs at people. Then two TOMAs stopped and  police came out in groups of four or five. They rushed into the streets along Aytaç Avenue [...] → Read the full article…

soL: ‘Standing men’ grow in number

A man has been standing in Taksim Square for hours. He is “the standing man”… Update 17:30 Taksim Square as of now Similarly, “the standing man” in front of the Sabah-ATV building, a prominent pro-government newspaper and TV, has been continuing his protest for hours. Update 15:00 “Standing men” in Çağlayan Court House and in front of NTV The” standing [...] → Read the full article…

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On the 1st of June, Confederation of Public Workers’ Unions gave a press release. Bystanders applauded to show their support. People chanted, “Everywhere Taksim, everywhere resistance”, “Shoulder to shoulder against fascism” and “Government resign!”. After the release, there was a short sit-down protest. On the 5th of June, public workers came together in front of Confederation of Public Workers’ Unions [...] → Read the full article…

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