Late one night last summer, at the height of antigovernment demonstrations sweeping Turkey, a group of protest leaders rushed to the home of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara, the capital, to negotiate a solution to the growing crisis.They came away with a tentative agreement, but it was never accepted by the rank-and-file protesters, and so the movement was [...] → Read the full article…
UStream, the leading video technology platform allowing individuals to broadcast live online with their mobile devices, said four million people watched Turkey’s Gezi Park protests as clashes between police and protesters on the mainstream news channels were not broadcasted properly. “There was an amazing traffic during the protests in Turkey, an incredible creativity by users. Some 4 million people watched [...] → Read the full article…
[The following statement was released by the undersigned group of artists on 3 June 2013 at Gezi Park. Click here for more information. Support messages can be sent to artistsinresistanceturkey@gmail.com.] We, the artists of Turkey, express our serious concern over the ongoing incidents which have erupted in Istanbul with the Gezi Park resistance, and which have instigated spontaneous protests all [...] → Read the full article…
Turkey’s High Council of Radio and Television (RTÜK) issued fines and warnings on several television networks for “encouraging people to violence” and “violating broadcasting principles”. On a meeting yesterday, the council ordered Ulusal TV, Halk TV, Cem TV and EM TV to pay roughly 5,000 euros as penalty. According to Gazeteport, the council reasoned its decision saying that these channels [...] → Read the full article…
Turkey’s prominent artists released a joint statement yesterday that condemned mainstream media censure on Gezi resistance and demanded objective coverage. Turkey’s prominent artists condemned yesterday the attitude of mainstream media towards Gezi Park resistance. “As cineasts, artists and authors of Turkey, we are condemning mainstream television and newspapers channels such as NTV, CNN Türk, Habertürk, Kanal D, ATV, Star, Show [...] → Read the full article…