Tag Archives: Turkish police brutality

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…

The Death of Police Chief Mustafa Sarı

Lets have a look at the statements of some eye witnesses regarding the recent death of Adana District Police Commissioner Mustafa Sarı. I feel as if I have to write something about recent events because I need to get this out of my system. At the moment, many people are writing about and commenting on the events. Some of the [...] → Read the full article…

NEW YORK POST: Photos: Chaos on the streets of Istanbul as police disperse 10,000 peaceful protesters

ISTANBUL — Turkish riot police used tear gas and water cannon in a dawn raid Friday to end a peaceful sit-in by hundreds of people trying to prevent trees from being uprooted at an Istanbul park. The move ignited furious protests and clashes that injured at least 12 people. The protest then spread to the capital Ankara, where hundreds of [...] → Read the full article…