Tag: Gezi
-
The Turkish Summer
Toronto — 31 January 2014. Insights and Lessons from the Gezi Park Resistance The protests in Turkey from May 2013 began in opposition to development plans for Istanbul’s Taksim Square-Gezi Park. … Watch video »
-
Organized Labour in the Gezi Process
Reflections on a Popular Uprising and Weakened Organized Labour The recent wave of resistance that spread from a park in one of the historic neighbourhoods of Istanbul, Turkey has evoked significant … Keep reading »
-
Chapuling in Turkey
Toronto — 23 June 2013. Occupy Gezi and Reflections from the Turkish Left Since the end of May, Turkey has seen the rise of a social movement that has serious implications, … Watch video »
-
Gezi Protests in Turkey: A Historic Milestone
The Gezi Park protests in Istanbul have been the center of attention not only in Turkey but the whole world during the last few weeks. This has been a revolt … Keep reading »
-
The State and The Future of Democracy in Turkey
Toronto — 20 June 2013. In recent years Turkey has been presented as a “model democracy” for the Middle East. In recent weeks, what started out as a protest against … Watch video »
-
Gezi Park Evacuated, Istanbul and Turkey Explode
After days of hesitation and negotiation, the government has finally decided to evacuate the Taksim Commune, where thousands camped in Gezi Park and which tens of thousands visited every night. … Keep reading »
-
Chapuling in Turkey
The Turkish Uprising of May 27, 2013 When the Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan called the protesters in the streets of Istanbul plunderers (çapulcu) on June 2, he contributed a new … Keep reading »
-
C’est Une Revolte, Pas (Encore) Une Revolution!
On May Day 2013, the police poured tonnes of tear gas on tens of thousands of workers and youth in different quarters of Istanbul, Turkey in order to stop them … Keep reading »
-
Report from Turkey: A Taste of Tahrir at Taksim
Istanbul has become a battlefield covered by tear gas. The police, no doubt at the behest of the Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan and his AKP government, have been attacking protestors … Keep reading »