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BBC News: Turkey PM Erdogan warns youth to ignore Taksim anniversary

Protests erupted across Turkey after a police crackdown on peaceful protests in Gezi Park last year

Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan has urged young Turks to ignore calls to mark the first anniversary of Istanbul’s Taksim Square protests. He was speaking ahead of nationwide demonstrations planned for Saturday. Thousands of police officers and dozens of water cannon trucks are to be deployed to the square, reports say. Protests against plans to redevelop Istanbul’s Gezi Park last [...] → Read the full article…

Bianet: Ethem Sarısülük Library Opens

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Dozens of Gezi Parkers gathered in Mamak Halkevi in Ankara on Sunday after the appeal “Bring your book and attend our concert” – a campaign that aimed to turn the house into Ethem Sarısülük Library. Dozens of Gezi Parkers gathered in Mamak Halkevi House in Ankara after the appeal “Bring your book and attend our concert” – a campaign that [...] → Read the full article…

Bianet: Mock campaign launched to choose TOMAs

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“Dakar TOMA”, “TOMAZILLA”, “At-At TOMA”, “TOMAdurma”, “Çapulsavar”, “TOMAĞĞĞ”… What’s your favorite TOMA? TOMA – acronym for Intervention Vehicle to Public Events in Turkish – has inspired Gezi Park activists to launch a mock campaign where people are to design their own TOMAs. Initiated under slogans like “Don’t expect everything from the government” and “We won’t learn how to design TOMAs [...] → Read the full article…

Amnesty International: Susan Sarandon offers her support to Amnesty’s campaign on Turkey

Our thanks goes out to Susan Sarandon, who has offered her generous support to Amnesty’s on-going campaign to protect freedom of expression and assembly and end police violence in Turkey. She has helped support our petition drive through twitter and now has written an open letter calling on others to lend their support as well. In her letter, she writes: [...] → Read the full article…