Tag Archives: Taksim

Jadaliyya: Tahrir to Taksim: We demand the fall of the system

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The following video expresses the Mosireen media collective’s stance of solidarity with the on-going demonstrations around Istanbul’s Taksim Square, and in several other Turkish cities. It begins with images of trees being uprooted in Istanbul’s Gezi Park, to make way for the government’s planned conversion of the area into a commercial space–the original trigger of the peaceful protests. It then [...] → Read the full article…

Prime Minister has to go!

Just came back from Taksim, where I spent most of the day. After seeing the realities on the ground, I’m in no doubt, that it didn’t matter to the police, their leaders, the government and Recep Tayyip Erdogan if we were to die or not. We did not stick with any stone throwers nor any political party groups, who were [...] → Read the full article…

Hürriyet Daily News: Molotov-throwing protesters in Taksim not our members, says socialist party

The protesters seen throwing Molotov cocktails at the police in Taksim during today’s intervention were not affiliated with the Socialist Democracy Party (SDP) despite carrying the party’s flag, an executive board member of the party has said. Aziz Küçük said an effective police siege was surrounding the party office on Taksim’s Tarlabaşı, and officials were trying to break into the [...] → Read the full article…

Hürriyet Daily News: Riot police enter Taksim’s Gezi Park

Riot police entered Gezi Park in Taksim Square at around 2 p.m. today, despite the Istanbul governor’s earlier remarks saying there would be no such operation. Live footage showed protesters chanting against the police officers, demanding that they leave the park. The police fired dozens of tear gas capsules before marching toward the park, which has been at the center [...] → 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…

Hürriyet Daily News: Team work of united ultras set Taksim ‘on fire’

Tens of thousands filled Taksim Square June 8 a week after the police’s withdrawal from Gezi Park to hold one of the biggest demonstrations since the beginning of the protests. The ultras of two irreconcilable football clubs of Istanbul – Beşiktaşand Fenerbahçe – had called on supporters to join the demonstration and stood in the forefront of the massive protest. Fans of Galatasaray and other [...] → Read the full article…

ALJAZEERA: Turkey PM calls for end to protests

Erdogan calls on country to respect election results, saying no one “apart from God can prevent the rise of Turkey”. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for an immediate end to protests against his rule. The prime minister was greeted early on Friday morning by thousands of supporters waving Turkish flags and chanting “We will die for you, Erdogan” [...] → Read the full article…

BBC News: Istanbul Gezi Park plan to proceed – Turkish PM Erdogan

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said plans to redevelop a park in Istanbul will go ahead despite mass protests rocking the country. Describing some of the demonstrators as “extremists”, he said seven foreigners had been arrested over the unrest. Mr Erdogan made the remarks in Tunis. He is to return to Turkey from a North African tour later [...] → Read the full article…

The star: Turkish trade unions join protests against PM Erdogan – Daren Butler and Humeyra Pamuk

Turkish trade unionists banging drums and trailing banners marched into an Istanbul square on Wednesday, joining unprecedented protests against Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan over what they see as his authoritarian rule. Members of more than a dozen unions chanting “Tayyip resign” marched down a major avenue towards Taksim Square. There were similar protests against Erdogan, prime minister for over 10 [...] → Read the full article…

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