Another Erdoğan-coup.
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With a "shoulder to shoulder against fascism!" the "Confederation of Revolutionary Trade Unions" (DİSK) again joined the main anti-coup protest in İstanbul.
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In parallel with the main İstanbul anti-coup protest, there is also an anti-coup demo in the Kadiköy district, with the front banner
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We will not surrender to the coup!
Either all together or none of us
───Now also Human Rights Watch (HRW) has a news release on that Turkey's "Court Jails Istanbul Mayor
Mass Protests Against Anti-Democratic Abuse of Power
[...] the latest example of the justice system weaponized to remove a leading opposition politician from the political scene"
https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/03/24/turkiye-court-jails-istanbul-mayor -
Now also Human Rights Watch (HRW) has a news release on that Turkey's "Court Jails Istanbul Mayor
Mass Protests Against Anti-Democratic Abuse of Power
[...] the latest example of the justice system weaponized to remove a leading opposition politician from the political scene"
https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/03/24/turkiye-court-jails-istanbul-mayor"Council of Europe Congress: Mayor İmamoğlu’s detention is an assault on democracy; he must be released"
https://www.coe.int/de/web/congress/-/council-of-europe-congress-mayor-imamo%C4%9Flu-s-detention-is-an-assault-on-democracy-he-must-be-releasedNote that the "Council of Europe" (CoE) is different from and predates the EU and the EU's "European Council" and the EU's "Council of the European Union" even though the EU decided to e.g. use CoE's flag as its own and other sources of conflation.
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"Council of Europe Congress: Mayor İmamoğlu’s detention is an assault on democracy; he must be released"
https://www.coe.int/de/web/congress/-/council-of-europe-congress-mayor-imamo%C4%9Flu-s-detention-is-an-assault-on-democracy-he-must-be-releasedNote that the "Council of Europe" (CoE) is different from and predates the EU and the EU's "European Council" and the EU's "Council of the European Union" even though the EU decided to e.g. use CoE's flag as its own and other sources of conflation.
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I DON'T KNOW
ABOUT YOU BUT
I'M FEELING
REVOLUTION
TONIGHT!
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In Ankara, anti-coup protesters danced in front of the TOMA, water cannon trucks.
Again with the... NO respect for illegitimate authority.
Current Turkey anti-coup livestreams:
İstanbul: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lf7SGwne13A (same as previously)
İzmir: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJKS-h-4sbI
Ankara: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_b3oqamVzIU -
Current Turkey anti-coup livestreams:
İstanbul: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lf7SGwne13A (same as previously)
İzmir: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJKS-h-4sbI
Ankara: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_b3oqamVzIU"This is not a protest rally,
this is not a town square protest rally.
This is an act of defiance against fascism!"
Özgür Özel,
leader of the CHP,
largest opposition party in Turkey,
at the main İstanbul anti-coup protest (banned)I hope the CHP remembers that stance during the next elections too...
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"This is not a protest rally,
this is not a town square protest rally.
This is an act of defiance against fascism!"
Özgür Özel,
leader of the CHP,
largest opposition party in Turkey,
at the main İstanbul anti-coup protest (banned)I hope the CHP remembers that stance during the next elections too...
(not an endorsement)The leader of the CHP, largest opposition party in Turkey, at the main İstanbul anti-coup protest told the Confederation of Revolutionary Trade Unions (DİSK, >300000 members) to go on a general strike whenever there is a need to, to "don't let them breathe!".
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The leader of the CHP, largest opposition party in Turkey, at the main İstanbul anti-coup protest told the Confederation of Revolutionary Trade Unions (DİSK, >300000 members) to go on a general strike whenever there is a need to, to "don't let them breathe!".
Livestream in Ankara currently showing a standstill between a row of TOMA (water cannon trucks) and cops who came dressed to riot on the one side versus the people defending their fundamental human rights on the other:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_b3oqamVzIU -
Livestream in Ankara currently showing a standstill between a row of TOMA (water cannon trucks) and cops who came dressed to riot on the one side versus the people defending their fundamental human rights on the other:
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Huh. So apparently police DO sometimes police police's excessive policing. İstanbul tonight.
My bet would be the second cop will be reprimanded or fired for this and the other one promoted.
This is of course extremely dangerous, potentially lethal.
By firing at such a high arc the canister will have a high impact force when landing and if it hits a person's head that would potentially be fatal.
As it is also very clearly not aimed and they do generate a lot of heat while active, if hitting and penetrating someone's window or balcony door instead, that could likely set fire to the apartment or more.The instruction as designed, in general as I have been told, is that the canisters are supposed to be aimed downwards at such an angle that they impact the ground and bounce close to the ones being targeted, so that they will reach where intended but have drastically decreased kinetic energy when they may inadvertently impact some human and then probably only in less lethal legs area.
Some do instead aim e.g. directly at people's heads, leading to loss of eyes, concussions, brain hemorrhages and in some cases deaths.Of course personally, my opinion is that everyone involved in making such should be shunned from decent society until they've demonstrated not being a threat to humanity anymore.
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This is of course extremely dangerous, potentially lethal.
By firing at such a high arc the canister will have a high impact force when landing and if it hits a person's head that would potentially be fatal.
As it is also very clearly not aimed and they do generate a lot of heat while active, if hitting and penetrating someone's window or balcony door instead, that could likely set fire to the apartment or more.The instruction as designed, in general as I have been told, is that the canisters are supposed to be aimed downwards at such an angle that they impact the ground and bounce close to the ones being targeted, so that they will reach where intended but have drastically decreased kinetic energy when they may inadvertently impact some human and then probably only in less lethal legs area.
Some do instead aim e.g. directly at people's heads, leading to loss of eyes, concussions, brain hemorrhages and in some cases deaths.Of course personally, my opinion is that everyone involved in making such should be shunned from decent society until they've demonstrated not being a threat to humanity anymore.
The total ban against all demo and sit-in protests, press conferences, petition signature collection, etc in the Ankara Governorate of Turkey which contains the capital city and more, was extended to April 1 by the Governor, who was not elected but appointed by Erdoğan's decree.
The İzmir Governorate (west coast Turkey) extended the equivalent ban to March 29th.
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The total ban against all demo and sit-in protests, press conferences, petition signature collection, etc in the Ankara Governorate of Turkey which contains the capital city and more, was extended to April 1 by the Governor, who was not elected but appointed by Erdoğan's decree.
The İzmir Governorate (west coast Turkey) extended the equivalent ban to March 29th.
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Academic boycott/strike at the Bilkent University, Ankara Governorate/Province of Turkey today:
A new summary article on how "Police crackdown intensifies on 6th night of Turkey protests over İstanbul mayor’s arrest":
https://medyanews.net/police-crackdown-intensifies-on-6th-night-of-turkey-protests-over-istanbul-mayors-arrest/ -
A new summary article on how "Police crackdown intensifies on 6th night of Turkey protests over İstanbul mayor’s arrest":
https://medyanews.net/police-crackdown-intensifies-on-6th-night-of-turkey-protests-over-istanbul-mayors-arrest/On the current Turkey-countrywide "student protests and strikes escalate over İstanbul mayor’s arrest", Erdoğan's ongoing new coup
https://medyanews.net/nationwide-student-protests-and-strikes-escalate-over-istanbul-mayors-arrest/ -
On the current Turkey-countrywide "student protests and strikes escalate over İstanbul mayor’s arrest", Erdoğan's ongoing new coup
https://medyanews.net/nationwide-student-protests-and-strikes-escalate-over-istanbul-mayors-arrest/ -
İzmir Institute of Technology (İYTE) academic boycott/strike against Erdoğan's current coup, is today on their second day.