We heard that, you intend to cut the trees. Don’t. We heard that, you are going to build a shopping mall in place of the trees you cut. Don’t. For years, you have been adducing the votes you got to insult indiscriminately. You yell at Tekel strikers, scold airline employees, subdue journalists… At the sight of people objecting to you, [...] → Read the full article…
ISTANBUL — Police officers attacked a group of peaceful demonstrators on Friday in Istanbul’s Taksim Square with water cannons and tear gas, sending scores of people, protesters and tourists alike, scurrying into shops and luxury hotels and turning the center of this city into a battle zone at the height of tourist season. The police action was the latest violent [...] → Read the full article…
Human Rights Association of Turkey (IHD) urged all police violence victims of Gezi Park resistance to file complaints to be brought to the attention of the European Court of Human Rights according to the “state of emergency” exception in the convention. Human Rights Association of Turkey (IHD) officials are currently making efforts towards bringing the attention of European Court of [...] → Read the full article…
Istanbul (CNN) – Thousands of people of all ages gathered Wednesday evening in Ugur Mumcu square in Antakya, a picturesque town in the Hatay province of Turkey. They chanted “Tayyip istifa!” or “Tayyip resign,” demanding that Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan leave office. On nearly every street, CNN journalists heard pots and pans banging and saw security forces. The authorities, [...] → Read the full article…