Turkey cited as part of emergent ‘wave’ of global protest 15 juin 2014
Posted by Acturca in Istanbul, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Brazil, CICIVUS, Civil Society, civil society organizations, protests, Ukraine
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Today’s Zaman (Turkey) June 15, 2014, Sunday, p. 9
Matthew Hamilton, Istanbul
The recently published 2014 State of Civil Society report by CICIVUS, a global alliance for civil society organizations (CSOs), characterizes Turkey as part of a global “second wave of dissent” that began in the past year. (suite…)
Adding injustice to injury: One year on from the Gezi Park protests in Turkey 11 juin 2014
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Amnesty International, Gezi Park, human rights, protests
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Amnesty International, EUR 44/010/2014 Türkçe
10 June 2014
One year has passed since the Gezi Park protests were brutally crushed across Turkey. The protests have subsided, but attempts by the authorities to punish the protest movement continue while police officers who used abusive force have yet to face justice. (suite…)
Turkey’s image problem after Gezi Park 28 mai 2014
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: democracy, Gezi Park, protests, soft power
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Deutsche Welle (Germany) 28/05/2014
Thomas Seibert
It’s been one year since the violent crackdown on mass demonstrations surrounding Istanbul’s Gezi Park. Observers say the Erdogan government’s actions have cost Turkey its status as a role model state in the Middle East. (suite…)
Gezi protests: Milestone in Turkey’s history 14 octobre 2013
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: Aylin Kocaman, Gezi Park, protests
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Arab News (Saudi Arabia) October 14, 2013, p. 7
Aylin Kocaman *
Turkey has a checkered history of coups. Some elements within the Turkish political system are always on the prowl to push an advancing country backward and impose its agenda on the millions who wish to leave behind a sordid political past. (suite…)
Gezi Park protests: Brutal denial of the right to peaceful assembly in Turkey 2 octobre 2013
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Amnesty International, Gezi Park, protests
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Amnesty International, EUR 44/022/2013 Türkçe
2 October 2013
On 30 May 2013, police cleared Gezi Park in central Istanbul of a small group of protestors opposed to its destruction. The denial of their right to protest and the violence used by the police touched a nerve and a wave of anti-government demonstrations swept across Turkey. (suite…)
Turkish Protesters Are Still Said to Be Ailing From Tear Gas 26 septembre 2013
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Gezi Park, Physicians for Human Rights, protests, Turkish Medical Association
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The New York Times (USA) Thursday, September 26, 2013, p. A 3
By Sebnem Arsu, Istanbul
Almost 40 percent of protesters surveyed by a Turkish medical group complained of continuing repercussions from their exposure to the tear gas that security forces used to quell last spring’s antigovernment demonstrations, the group says. (suite…)
Turkey’s “Super Election Year” 2014: Winner Still Takes All? 23 septembre 2013
Posted by Acturca in Uncategorized.Tags: elections, Gezi Park, Pinar Elman, protests, The Polish Institute of International Affairs
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PISM Policy Papers, No. 99 (552) 23 September 2013
The Polish Institute of International Affairs
by Pinar Elman *
A political system that marginalises smaller parties has allowed Turkey’s AKP government to centralise power while simultaneously promoting a consensual, reformist image. (suite…)
Ruling Turkish Party Embraces Social Media 16 septembre 2013
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie.Tags: AKP, elections, protests, social media, Turkey
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The Wall Street Journal Europe (USA) September 16, 2013, p. 3
Ayla Albayrak & Joe Parkinson, Istanbul
Public art and protest meet in Istanbul 14 septembre 2013
Posted by Acturca in Art-Culture, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: biennial, Fulya Erdemci, Gezi Park, Istanbul Biennial, protests, Turkey
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International Herald Tribune (USA) Saturday, September 14, 2013, p. 5
By Rachel Donadio, Istanbul
Biennial shows a synergy with recent outcry over development of the city. Back in January, Fulya Erdemci, the curator of this year’s Istanbul Biennial, decided to focus the exhibition on art in public spaces. The city was booming, but at what cost, and for whose benefit? (suite…)
Morsi’s lesson for Erdogan 17 juillet 2013
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: AKP, Egypt, Ennahda, James E. Baldwin, Mohamed Morsi, Muslim Brotherhood, protests, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Tunisia, Turkey
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The Guardian (UK) Wednesday, July 17, 2013, p. 26
James E Baldwin *
The democratic Islamist parties can avoid alienating opponents – Tunisia’s gets this, Turkey’s does not. (suite…)
Protests highlight differences between Turkey, Egypt 16 juillet 2013
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: #occupygezi, Egypt, Gezi Park, protests, Turkey, Turkey-EU, USA
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Bangkok Post (Thailand) Tuesday, July 16, 2013, p. 9
Politics is as politics always has been, local and specific. So why, then, has Turkey not descended into chaos? (suite…)
Without politics, protest is at the mercy of the elites 3 juillet 2013
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, Egypt, Mohamed Morsi, protests, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey
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The Guardian (UK) Wednesday, July 3, 2013, p. 29
Seumas Milne
From Egypt to Brazil street action is driving change – but organisation is essential if it is not to be hijacked or disarmed. (suite…)
Is it the same game in Turkey and Brazil? 1 juillet 2013
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, protests, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey, Şahin Alpay
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Today’s Zaman (Turkey) July 1, 2013, p. 15
Şahin Alpay
In a rally of his party on June 22, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said: “The same game is now being played over Brazil. (suite…)
Takin’ It To the Streets 30 juin 2013
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: Brazil, democracy, Egypt, majoritarianism, Paul R. Pillar, protests, Russia, Turkey, USA
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The New York Times (USA) Sunday, June 30, 2013, p. SR 11
By Thomas L. Friedman
The former C.I.A. analyst Paul R. Pillar asked this question in a recent essay in The National Interest: Why are we seeing so many popular street revolts in democracies? Speaking specifically of Turkey and Brazil (suite…)
The new face of global protest 28 juin 2013
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Brazil, Occupy movement, Paul Mason, protests, Tali Hatuka, Turkey, USA
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The Guardian Weekly (UK) 28 June-4 July 2013, p. 1
Peter Beaumont (Observer)
Myriad demonstrations from Istanbul to Rio. Fuelled by anger and distrust of political elite. The demonstrations in Brazil began after a small rise in bus fares triggered mass protests. Within days this had become a nationwide movement whose concerns had spread far beyond fares (suite…)
Gezi Park one month on: what lies ahead? 27 juin 2013
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: #occupygezi, AKP, Amanda Paul, Demir Murat Seyrek, Gezi Park, protests, Turkey, Turkey-EU
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Commentary (European Policy Centre) 27 June 2013
by Amanda Paul & Demir Murat Seyrek *
For almost a month, Turkey has been witnessing serious challenges to its social and political stability, with protestors defying the authority of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP). (suite…)
Turkish Liberals Turn Their Backs on Erdogan 20 juin 2013
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie.Tags: AKP, Cengiz Çandar, Gezi Park, protests, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey
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The New York Times (USA) Thursday, June 20, 2013, p. A 10
By Tim Arango, Istanbul
For Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the antigovernment protests that have shaken Turkey have come with a jarring paradox: some of the protesters voted for him, most prospered from his economic policies, and some of the liberal intellectuals and columnists now calling him a dictator helped him win three successive elections with their writings. (suite…)
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