What is happening in İstanbul?

#1

Post by ekurutepe » Sun, Jun 02, 2013, 8:56 PM UTC

What is happening in İstanbul?
whatishappeninginistanbul.com

Re: What is happening in İstanbul?

#2

Post by rdmirza » Sun, Jun 02, 2013, 10:50 PM UTC

Great idea, I was trying to figure out the story! I've read there's been an internal blackout -- the turkish media isn't covering the event.

Re: What is happening in İstanbul?

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Post by ZirconCode » Sun, Jun 02, 2013, 11:28 PM UTC

rdmirza wrote: post #2

Great idea, I was trying to figure out the story! I've read there's been an internal blackout -- the turkish media isn't covering the event.

Yes, I heard they also placed jammers inside the protest areas. I imagine this didn't help very much. I was unable to find the source again though.

Technology seems to play a larger and larger role in providing freedom by giving individuals a voice and the power to exercise it.

Re: What is happening in İstanbul?

#4

Post by seqizz » Mon, Jun 03, 2013, 12:15 AM UTC

ZirconCode wrote: post #3

rdmirza wrote: post #2

Great idea, I was trying to figure out the story! I've read there's been an internal blackout -- the turkish media isn't covering the event.

Yes, I heard they also placed jammers inside the protest areas. I imagine this didn't help very much. I was unable to find the source again though. Technology seems to play a larger and larger role in providing freedom by giving individuals a voice and the power to exercise it.

Jammers is not working everywhere. We can communicate. We rely on twitter/whatsapp/sms generally.

Check this out btw: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdeJX0qYmnc

Re: What is happening in İstanbul?

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Post by alpb » Mon, Jun 03, 2013, 1:37 AM UTC

Thanks for covering this @ekurutepe.

Re: What is happening in İstanbul?

#6

Post by _nato_ » Mon, Jun 03, 2013, 1:51 AM UTC

Is Gezi Park a _public_ or _private_ park?

Re: What is happening in İstanbul?

#7

Post by saraid216 » Mon, Jun 03, 2013, 2:30 AM UTC

_nato_ wrote: post #6

Is Gezi Park a _public_ or _private_ park?

And what does such a distinction mean in Turkey?

Re: What is happening in İstanbul?

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Post by thomasjoulin » Mon, Jun 03, 2013, 2:38 AM UTC

_nato_ wrote: post #6

Is Gezi Park a _public_ or _private_ park?

According to Wikipedia it's a public park http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taksim_Gezi_Park (sidebar "Type: Urban Park")

Re: What is happening in İstanbul?

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Post by pixie_ » Mon, Jun 03, 2013, 3:14 AM UTC

Pretty sure if Turkey falls we'll end up with a new Islamic caliphate in the next 10 years. Who doesn't see one sweeping over this shattered region. For 90% of its history (600 to 1900) the middle east has been under a single empire or another. What we should really be afraid of is some kind of galvanizing leader or force to come out of this.

Re: What is happening in İstanbul?

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Post by muhuk » Mon, Jun 03, 2013, 3:19 AM UTC

saraid216 wrote: post #7

_nato_ wrote: post #6

Is Gezi Park a _public_ or _private_ park?

And what does such a distinction mean in Turkey?

It's a public park.

There might be parks within the walls of a gated community. Or there might be special parks, like a bird park or a japanese garden you might then need a ticket to enter.

Gezi Park is a public area in the heart of Istanbul. The value of the land must be astronomical. That's another reason why the government has no issues attacking the civilians. And they get this brutal because the value of each individual life (in their minds) is very very low.

(I used to live 500 meters away from Gezi Park, and I have spent a considerable amount of time there)