The TV channel CNNtürk broadcasted a documentary about penguins at the same time that thousands of people were clashing out on the streets, so somebody made this video to mock them: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRZJhszz-6Q In the morning of June 3rd, after two days of heavy clashes in the district of Beşiktaş, police […]
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Banner on Lesvos Island (opposite Turkish shores): ‘Solidarity with the rebels in Turkey’ On June 1st we were in Taksim at about 3pm. After clashes that started in the morning, police was forced to leave the area. The cops disappeared for some hours. For two hours there was no police […]
faşizme karşı omuz omuza / stand shoulder-to-shoulder against fascism hükümet istifa / government, resign katil Erdoğan / murderer Erdoğan Taksim bizim, İstanbul bizim / Taksim is ours, Istanbul is ours direne direne kazanacağız / we will win by resisting her yer Taksim, her yer direniş / everywhere is Taksim, resistance […]
Please contribute info from the streets. The occupation of Taksim Gezi Park in İstanbul began on May 28th, 2013. Following the police raid in the park area on May 30th, hackers from the RedHack sabotaged the website of the Beyoglu police headquarters in response to the morning attack. The occupation […]
It is the third day of occupation of Taksim Gezi Park in İstanbul. The protest camp started when construction vehicles entered the park and tried to pull out the trees. Government wants to build a shopping mall at the location of the park. So, many people are camping in Taksim […]
May 1st – İstanbul: In 1977, 36 workers were murdered at the Taksim square and the Turkish government forbid demonstrations at the same square. In 2007, the “1 may platform” announced that they will be in Taksim square to commemorate the 36 workers that were killed 30 years ago. In […]