Taksim'de olmak belki de bir değişime şahit olmaktı.halk özgür iradesiyle tepkisini gösterdi.siyasiler nemalanamadı pic.twitter.com/PvoH1x7bh97bh9- Yesterday evening Prime Minister Erdogan ordered the withdrawal of riot police from Taksim Square and the rest of the city of Istanbul.
- Still remain unclear the real numbers of injured and arrested during the more than 90 demonstrations that took place yesterday in dozens of cities in Turkey.Citizen uprising to protest police brutality became widespread mobilization against growing authoritarianism of Tayyip Erdogan's Islamist government.
LOCAL - Police withdraw from Taksim after violent crackdown as protesters remain defiant on 5th dayThe police forces have started to withdraw from Taksim on June 1, where a brutal crackdown targeting demonstrators protesting the demolition of Taksim Gezi Park had been ongoing for over a day. Clashes broke out in Istanbul's symbolic İstiklal Avenue, the Beşiktaş and Harbiye districts, but police start to withdraw around 4 p.m., ahead of a march by the Republican People's Party (CHP).- At 4 p.m., when word spread of police withdrawal tens of thousands of citizens and families went to the heart of the protests to celebrate what they consider a victory.
- It is the time for solidarity. Felipe Melo, the Spanish soccer player of Galatasaray, posted on his Twitter account his condolences to the victims of police repression.The famous actor Ahmet Kural also tweeted on the latest developments. Kural (below) denounce the order to close the doors of the Taksim metro after protesters had taken refuge in it to avoid them from escaping as police threw tear gas inside station.
Taksim square on Sunday morning? WTF has happened here last night? pic.twitter.com/O1EzP7C6vPC6vP”
Recep Bey haklıymış, bu eylemciler çok marjinal, şimdi de Taksim Meydanı'nı temizliyorlar!...:))) pic.twitter.com/dv2ryJUT3dUT3d- Amnesty International report of more than 1,000 injuries and at least two deaths of protesters in Istanbul.
Turkey: Disgraceful use of excessive police force in Istanbul | Amnesty InternationalUrgent steps must be taken by the Turkish authorities to prevent further deaths and injuries and allow protesters access to their fundamental rights, as well as ensuring the security of all members of the public.- Noam Chomsky blame turkish government for "the most shameful moments" in Turkish history.
LOCAL - Gezi Park crackdown recalls 'most shameful moments of Turkish history,' says ChomskyOutspoken American linguist and political philosopher Noam Chomsky has condemned the brutal police crackdown on protesters denouncing the demolition of Taksim Gezi Park, saying it recalled "the most shameful moments of Turkish history."- What is happening in Turkey is a new variant of the demonstrations of #spanishrevolution, "Indignados", 15M and #OccupyWallStreet, adapted to Turkish conditions. It started with the defense of a public park in danger, the last of Istanbul, Gezy Park. Then police brutality widespread demonstrations throughout dozen Turkey cities, Ankara and Izmir included.
- Yesterday morning, 40,000 people crossed from Asia to Europe across the Bosphorus Bridge to support the people who had gathered in Taksim Square in the European side of Istanbul, in spite of the harsh police repression (below). It seems there are already two dead, waiting for official confirmation. One of them this man (above) who receives the violent impact of the water cannon police pointed directly to his head. Not regained consciousness and died in hospital.
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