Tag Archives: Taksim Solidarity

ROAR Magazine: Death of Turkish teenager awakens dormant Gezi spirit – Binnaz Saktanber

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The death of 15-year-old Berkin Elvan, who spent 269 days in coma after being hit by a teargas canister last June, is sparking renewed protests in Turkey. On Tuesday, Berkin Elvan died. He was 15 years old and weighed a mere 35 pounds (16 kilograms) at the time of his death. He was in a coma for the last 269 [...] → Read the full article…

New York Times: Turkey Moves to Silence Dissenters, but With One Eye on Its Image Abroad

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Late one night last summer, at the height of antigovernment demonstrations sweeping Turkey, a group of protest leaders rushed to the home of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara, the capital, to negotiate a solution to the growing crisis.They came away with a tentative agreement, but it was never accepted by the rank-and-file protesters, and so the movement was [...] → Read the full article…

Green Left Weekly: Youth are still fighting amid plans for People’s Assemblies – interview with Ender Imrek

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Ender Imrek is a member of the Taksim Platform, the key organising centre during the Gezi Park protests. He is also former vice-president of the revolutionary socialist party Labour Party-Turkey (EMEP) and a central executive member of left-wing umbrella group the People’s Democratic Congress (HDK). The HDK played a key role during the Gezi protests, when police brutally evicted protesters seeking [...] → Read the full article…

A Statement from Mücella Yapıcı for Taksim Solidarity in the Court

Mücella Yapıcı: I am a 62 year-old woman who owns no property and has to work despite my many health issues. If I wanted I would be in a totally different position but that’s what I chose in life. I didn’t earn any income, not even one penny, illegally, or dishonestly. I am speaking up because there is a police [...] → Read the full article…

Bianet: Taksim Solidarity released a statement: “All detainees must Be Released”

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Taksim Solidarity held a press conference this morning, urging the immediate release of their detained members. “It was the people who ensured the status of park as it is,” they said. Taksim Solidarity held a press conference this morning – in the aftermath of last night’s police violence on Gezi Parkers and detention of several Taksim Solidarity members. The press [...] → Read the full article…

Interview with Mücella Yapıcı, Secretary of Taksim Solidarity

Two part interview with Mücella Yapıcı, Secretary of Taksim Solidarity and General Secretary of Chamber of Architects, Istanbul Branch. Subtitles and translation provided by translators’ platform Translate for Justice. PART I PART II 28 June 2013 Source: translateforjustice.com

15 June 2013 EVERYWHERE TAKSIM EVERYWHERE RESISTANCE!

This is the official announcement of Taksim Solidarity in English: Taksim Solidarity generated this announcement through meetings and forums that took long hours till the early morning. Our resistance that started in order to prevent the demolition of Gezi Park and save its trees has spread to Istanbul and to the entire country with the anger of thousands of citizens [...] → Read the full article…

Bianet: “People will evaluate the meeting’s results”

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A delegation from Taksim Solidarity has been received by PM Erdoğan last night in Ankara. The government spokesperson Hüseyin Çelik made a declaration after the meeting, saying that they will wait for court’s final decision on the future of Gezi Park and go on a plebiscite no matter the outcome of the ongoing prosecution. He also pledged that the government [...] → Read the full article…

Bianet: Taksim Solidarity Submitted its Demands – “We Are Against Construction in Gezi Park”

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Taksim Dayanışması, a solidarity group that advocated for the preservation of Taksim Gezi Park, submitted its demands to Deputy Prime Minister Bülent Arınç. The group demanded an official statement that confirmed the cancellation of all construction efforts in the park. Taksim Dayanışması, a solidarity group that advocated for the preservation of Taksim Gezi Park, has met with Deputy Prime Minister [...] → Read the full article…