Tag: Turkey
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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Turkey’s Unions in a Time of Imperialist War
On October 4th Turkish unions across all sectors rallied in Ankara. Their message to the ruling party Ministry of Labour was loud and clear: Reform draconian labour laws and release … Keep reading »
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Contesting Finance Capitalism in Turkey
Turkey has been touted as one of the great ‘emerging market’ success stories. As the advanced capitalisms like the U.S. and UK sunk into the Great Recession, Turkey pulled out … Keep reading »
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Talking About Dissent in Turkey? Hush, Hush!
With the successes of the Justice and Development Party (Adalet ve Kalkinma Partisi or AKP) in three consecutive general elections in Turkey (getting 34% of the total votes in 2002, … Keep reading »
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The Tekel Strike in Turkey
The strike of Turkish workers across the winter of 2009-10 at Tekel, a former state enterprise in the tobacco and alcoholic beverage sector, has attracted the attention of the left … Keep reading »
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Turkey: The Working Class (Literally) Takes the Stage
After at least a decade and a half of stagnation, the working-class movement of Turkey is making a great stride forward, thanks to the militant action of the workers of … Keep reading »