Highlights Of What Has Been Happening In Turkey For The Past Two Days
Via a Turkish comrade -- some highlights of what has been happening in Turkey for the past two days (15-16 June 2013):
- Police harshly attacked everywhere and everybody with various chemical substances, rubber bullets and water cannons spraying water mixed with acidic substance in İstanbul. (15 June 2013)
- Infirmaries and hospitals were attacked and destroyed mercilessly, voluntary doctors arrested. (15 June 2013)
- Minister of EU declared everybody entering Taksim as terrorists and asked the police to treat them as terrorists. (15 June 2013)
- Media reporters were not allowed to enter Gezi Park. (15 June 2013)
- Media reporters have not been allowed to record in İstanbul and in Ankara. (15 and 16 June 2013)
- Some members of the parliament were physically attacked by police in İstanbul. (15 June 2013)
- Government figures have continued blunt lies, spreading spite and malice through the media. (15 and 16 June 2013)
- Municipality in İstanbul stops public transportation to stop people reach at Taksim. (15 and 16 June 2013)
- The families of those who have been taken into custody do not know where they have been taken in İstanbul. (15 and 16 June 2013)
- The thousands of people attending to the funeral of Ethem Sarısülük (who was killed by a police bullet) have been violently attacked by police in Ankara. (16 June 2013)
- The municipality of Ankara has stopped public transportation services to prevent people from attending the funeral. (16 June 2013)
- Almost all of the international conventions that Turkey has been a party to regarding human rights have been breached. (15 and 16 June 2013)
- Many of the public services such as public transportation and direct cash transfers have been mobilised to carry people to the AKP rallies in Ankara and İstanbul. (15 and 16 June 2013)
PEOPLE: TRY TO GET TOGETHER AND CONTINUE TO RESIST!
