Istanbul Adalet Sarayı’nda Gezi Parkı Eylemi
Daily Kos: Protests in Turkey – 24 arrested for social media crimes
Tonight 24 people were arrested in a police operation in Izmir. They were charged with using social media to ‘instigate public hatred and animosity’. The police used IP addresses to determine the addresses of 38 suspects but were able to locate and arrest only 24 of them during their raids on the 38 addresses tonight. The opposition party CHP has [...] → Read the full article…
HaberTurk (news channel) protest with music
Jadalliya: On the ‘Turkish Model’: Neoliberal democracy with teargas
On 28 May, upon awakening, alarming news from home flooded my screen: citizens were protesting the destruction of the Taksim Park, just outside the historic Taksim Square in Istanbul, which is to become little more than a busy traffic intersection featuring a shopping mall and a mosque if the city government proceeds with current plans. There were also reports of [...] → Read the full article…
Bianet: Artists Condemn Censorship of Gezi Park Resistance
Turkey’s prominent artists released a joint statement yesterday that condemned mainstream media censure on Gezi resistance and demanded objective coverage. Turkey’s prominent artists condemned yesterday the attitude of mainstream media towards Gezi Park resistance. “As cineasts, artists and authors of Turkey, we are condemning mainstream television and newspapers channels such as NTV, CNN Türk, Habertürk, Kanal D, ATV, Star, Show [...] → Read the full article…
MailOnline: Horrifying image of ‘woman in red’ being doused with pepper spray becomes symbol of Turkish protests
Photograph of woman turning from the pepper spray has become defining image of Turkey’s days of violent protest Women feel threatened by official promotion of the Islamic headscarf and concerns about women’s rights Many have joined in the street fighting raging in Turkey since Friday British student Melisa Kenber said she was sprayed in the face for filming police during [...] → Read the full article…
Bianet: Gezi Resistance Creates Its Own Media
A group of activists founded whatishappeninginistanbul.com, a website aimed to provide reliable information to international audience and facilitate the information flow during resistance process. A group of activists took action against mainstream media that either remained silent or published biased information on the Taksim Gezi Park resistance process. They have founded whatishappeninginistanbul.com, a website aimed to provide reliable information to [...] → Read the full article…
Jadaliyya: On the ‘Turkish Model’: Neoliberal Democracy with Teargas
On 28 May, upon awakening, alarming news from home flooded my screen: citizens were protesting the destruction of the Taksim Park, just outside the historic Taksim Square in Istanbul, which is to become little more than a busy traffic intersection featuring a shopping mall and a mosque if the city government proceeds with current plans. There were also reports of [...] → Read the full article…
Geneva, SWITZERLAND
On the 4th of June, around 200 people gathered in front of the United Nation’s Geneva Centre. Police violence in Turkey and the government’s authoritarian attitude were criticized in the declarations that were read in Turkish, English and French. Demonstrations which had strong echoes in both the Genevan and Swedish presses were ended by singing songs and shouting out slogans. [...] → Read the full article…