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Press Release on the Murder of Tahir Elçi

Translated from Turkish by Translators for justice

November 28th, 2015

Source: http://www.bgst.org/bgst-aciklamalari/sizden-korkan-sizin-gibi-alcak-olsun#.Vln98_5qe_8.facebook

Press Release of Boğaziçi University Performing Arts Society on the murder of Tahir Elçi

Whoever Is Afraid Of You Is As Vile As You

The president of Diyarbakir Bar Association, Attorney Tahir Elci was murdered recently shortly after giving a press statement demanding a ceasefire and drawing attention to damage done to the symbolic Four-legged Minaret* during recent conflicts in Diyarbakir. (more…)

Turkish Medical Doctors’ Association – Press Release

15.03.2014
Translated from Turkish by Translators for justice
Source: http://www.ttb.org.tr/index.php/Haberler/basbakan-4447.html?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed

We are concerned about the emotional state of prime minister Erdoğan!

“The ‘Interest Lobby’ was behind the Gezi uprising.”
“They drank alcohol in the mosque.”
“They attacked my sisters who were wearing head-scarves.”
We, as medical doctors, are concerned about the discriminatory and polarising language used by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan since the Gezi uprising. (more…)

Press Release from Taksim Solidarity – 10.07.2013

10.07.2013
Source: http://taksimdayanisma.org/

TO THE PRESS AND PUBLIC

The Gezi uprising is one of the most important fights for life and
democracy in the history of Turkey. The resistance against any kind of
police violence, unlawful arrests and detentions, the unnecessary
attempts of the state to take over the role of the executive organs and
its falsified statements continues and gathers support and strength. (more…)