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Education and Science Workers’ Union, Halkevleri, ODP and EMEP came together to commemorate the loss of Metin Lokumcu and show solidarity with Gezi Park resistance. The press release was read by the secretary of the Ankara branch of Confederation of Public Workers’ Unions. Karabey stated that the resistance and struggle for rights were rising all across the country. He added [...] → Read the full article…
Bianet: 94 Percent of Gezi resisters participate individually, poll says
A recent poll conducted by KONDA on 4411 participants on Gezi Resistance revealed that Gezi protestors are averagely 28 years old with 79 percent not affiliated with any political organization and 45 percent attending a protest for the first time. KONDA Research and Consulting Firm released a poll regarding the Gezi Park Resistance in Turkey. According to the poll, 49 [...] → Read the full article…
the White House: Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room MR. CARNEY: Thank you all for being here this afternoon. And let me just say a couple things before we start. First of all, for the reason aforementioned, I need to make a hard stop of 1:00 p.m.-1:05 p.m. Secondly, today the President and Vice President will meet with family members of victims of [...] → Read the full article…
Firat News: Eighteen journalists wounded, four others detained in Taksim
In a statement on yesterday’s incidents at Taksim Square, Turkish Journalists Association (TGC) said eighteen journalists were wounded and four others beaten and detained by police while covering news during the daylong protests at Taksim Square on Tuesday. TGC called on the government, the opposition and the media to active duty to ensure the safety of journalists and underlined that [...] → Read the full article…
Los Angeles, USA
In Los Angeles, about 500 people organized through social media in a few hours, and gathered in the Pershing Square, downtown Los Angeles,in order to send their solidarity with the demonstrations held in Gezi Park on 31st of May. During the demonstration, in which NBA player Mehmet Okur participated as well, the following slogans were shouted in both Turkish and English: “Everywhere Taksim, [...] → Read the full article…
CNN: Police, protesters clash at new barricade in Turkey’s Taksim Square
“Turkish riot police in sizable numbers fired tear gas and moved in on protesters who had set up a new barricade Tuesday in Istanbul’s Taksim Square. Protesters lobbed Molotov cocktails at armored vehicles and burned one. Police responded by spraying water cannons. In a game of cat-and-mouse, the demonstrators, using wooden boards as shields, would pull back — only to [...] → Read the full article…
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Taksim Gezi Park Helicopter View
Radikal: Undercover police detectives?
An incidence similar to the one in Izmir about people dressed in plain-clothes and claimed to be policemen has been said to have happened in Eskişehir. According to these claims, Ali İsmail Korkmaz, a university student, attacked by people in plain clothes and with clubs in their hands, was injured severely and had cerebral hemorrhage. Korkmaz’s state is critical. Disoroportionate [...] → Read the full article…