터키: 민주화운동&국가폭력

Turkey:

PRO-DEMOCRACY PROTESTS & STATE TERROR

Y'day morning(6.01, AM07:30 CET) I got the following e-mail:
"Attention comrades! Turkish movement for democracy needs you! After a series of peaceful demonstrations for preserving a recreational area in Istanbul city center which is planned to demolished for the construction of a shopping mall, Turkish police attacked the protesters violently with tear gas and water cannon, directly targeting their faces and bodies. Dozens of protesters are hospitalized and access to the park is blocked without any legal basis. Turkish media, directly controlled by the government or have business and political ties with it, refuse to cover the incidents. Press agencies also blocked the information flow. Please share this message for the world to become aware of the police state created by AKP of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, which is often considered to be a model for other Middle Eastern countries. Turkish democracy expects your help. Thank you!"

Protests in Istanbul's Taksim Gezi Park started on Monday. Initially over authorities' plan to "redevelop" the park into a shopping mall, the demonstrations rapidly gained momentum and became a mass protest against Erdogan and his AKP party's Islamist policies.

Over the weekend the protests spread across the country, and hundreds of thousands took to the streets and were attacked by riot police, who used excessive violence(incl. tear gas, water cannons...) in attempt to end the demonstrations.(*)

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