Calis Beach and Fethiye Turkey Discussion Forum
Turkey Related Subjects => Turkey Discussion Forum (Not Calis specifically) => Topic started by: Scunner on December 27, 2013, 22:20:56 PM
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Police and protesters clashed during a march to Taksim Square in Istanbul on Friday evening. As the first groups of anti-government demonstrators began marching up the busy Istiklal shopping street, police deployed water canons and tear gas to clear them from the area before the protest had begun.
Some protesters fought back with rocks and glass battles, while tourists and shoppers quickly fled the area.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDKbwkoaAX8
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There's alot of unrest again.
Apparently the government passed a law to be informed of police investigations before the police act which has now been overturned by the court.
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Also riots in Ankara !! troubled times again !!
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Protests in Mugla on Sunday are planned
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Protests in Mugla on Sunday are planned
That's probably the annual "price of efes protests" by the expats in the region ;)
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Protests in Mugla on Sunday are planned
That's probably the annual "price of efes protests" by the expats in the region ;)
Par for the course. After only four posts on a serious subject........,
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Sorry, I was out. ;)
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...we get someone who can't use "reply with quote" :D
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...we get someone who can't use "reply with quote" :D
Yeah, what an idiot silly person !
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In my defence - the inference was meant to mean that Mugla tend to "follow" as opposed to "leading" in relation to matters political. Being a region that is heavily dependent on tourism it generally only gets excited about matters that affect tourism.
So back on topic - I know they had protests in Fethiye in July - but I was there - and they were very civilised. A few days later I was in Izmir staying in a hotel that was 100 yds from the armoured cars and water cannons - but that isn't in Mugla.
It is a very serious situation and I wouldn't want to undermine or belittle it but I am pretty sure that on this occasion the destiny of Turkey will not be settled in Mugla.
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For the voyeuristic amongst us, coverage on:
http://www.halkhaber.tv/page-halk-canliyayin (http://www.halkhaber.tv/page-halk-canliyayin) sporadic
and
http://www.livestream.com/revoltistanbul (http://www.livestream.com/revoltistanbul) sometimes live, sometimes recorded
Was pretty brutal last night and more expected tonight. Like the summer, everything spilled over into the streets surrounding Istiklal with groups of Polis chasing folks with the express intention of giving them a right good hiding.
No video of it as yet, but a bunch of Polis cornered a group in Cihanger and before they could wade in were pelted with bags of flour, sugar and the contents of about a dozen flats cat litter trays. The young folks managed to escape and my friend ended up wondering where her cats were going to sh1t.
Happy not to be there.
JF
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I do hope Erdogan is big enough to step down and put country first - although he has always been a "street fighter" and sadly he may continue to fight to the detriment of his people and his country.
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Yes, how long can he resist? Think he will fight to the bitter end.
http://www.todayszaman.com/columnist/mumtazer-turkone_335120_how-long-can-erdogan-resist.html
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Newspaper shut-down next ??
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Well said Apollo.
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My point about Mugla is simply that this is not something confined to the bigger cities, people across Turkey are protesting and actually when it spreads to the smaller places it shows the true scale of the protest in Turkey. My very good friend in Turkey is a political activist in the area and he me posted on what is going on, he feels confident the people will win this.
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Newspaper shut-down next ??
The Hurriyet Daily News has stopped posting comments on the troubles. I think the 'sultan' is as likely to resign as Hitler would have been in the 1930. You might think that the comparison is a little over the top, but when you look at what has gone on ... Turkey has more journalists in jail than any other country; the Gezi park confrontation, the raids by police on the homes of people who took part in the Gezi riots; the slow but sure Islamisation of the country detroying the secular legacy of Ataturk; the continued persecution of minorities, such as Alevi, Christians, etc; the number of people prosecuted for disagreeing with the 'sultan'; the imprisonment of army officer for 'supposedly' hatching a coup ( no trials yet ). I may have left some things out or made the odd mistake, but the general trend of anti-democratic moves by this government is undeniable. Not to mention (for the hardcore of readers) the rise in alcohol tax.