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Firat News: Kürkçü: Taksim resistance is a challenge against Erdoğan’s dictatorship

Speaking to ANF about the Gezi Park resistance which is continuing on the 15th day, BDP (Peace and Democracy Party) Mersin deputy Ertuğrul Kürkçü said the resistance should be seen as a challenge against Prime Minister Erdoğan’s change into a dictator. Kürkçü pointed out that “this uprising which includes people from all ages, circles and social classes must be respected [...] → Read the full article…

Hürriyet Daily News: Turkish actor threatened over his Gezi Park support

Famous actor Memet Ali Alabora has said he is being threatened by unknown people over his support for the Gezi Park protests, after a Turkish daily showed him as one of the leading figures of “a plan to topple the Turkish Government.” Daily Yeni Şafak claimed on June 10 that a theatre play called “Mi Minor,” allegedly supported by an [...] → Read the full article…