Berkin Elvan funeral March 12, 2014
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Berkin Elvan 11 March 2014
Berkin Elvan in Illustrations
Al-Monitor: Jailed cartoons of Turkey – Pınar Tremblay
Political cartoons as a form of graphic protest still have an effect on the body politics of Turkey. Even those who may not understand Turkish can see the message in a caricature. Cartoons make us not only smile, but promptly locate the undeniable truth in our minds. Erdogan is aware of this power, hence there is a Wikipedia entry in Turkish, ”Cartoons [...] → Read the full article…
Ottawa Gezi Platform: illustrated message of solidarity with ODTU Resistance
We stand shoulder to shoulder with our friends in Oslo, Berlin, New York, London, Boston, Goteborg, Metz, Paris, Amsterdam, Dresden, and Frankfurt to offer this symbolic act of tree planting to ODTU faculty and students in Ankara. We stand by OTDU’s right to follow through all political and legal means of dissent and appeal as outlined by the decision of [...] → Read the full article…
Beşiktaş Abbasağa Forum
Public Forum at Kuzguncuk Bostan
University Banners
Extra creative humour
Al Jazeera: In Pictures: The Taksim Square Book Club
Protesters stand silently and read books in central Istanbul, in stark contrast with scenes of violence. After weeks of violent clashes between police and protesters across Turkey a new form of resistance has emerged – the “Standing Man”. Standing silently, and initially alone, Turkish performance artist Erdem Gunduz stood, with his hands in his pockets, facing the Ataturk Cultural Centre [...] → Read the full article…