We are calling you to meet for the anarchists, being judged from Mayday Trial, in front of
?a?layan Courthouse C Gate at 09.00am on January 25th, 2013 ---- 1 May operation and the
trial is the final point of operations of passing through the sword of justice, which is
one of the grinding devices of the state, for all anarchist and anti-authoritarians. So,
not to let our friends alone and to show the fairness of exploiter, we are going to be in
front of ?a?layan Courthouse C gate, at 09.00am, on January 25th, Friday. ---- In the last
1st of May, after the actions in which dozens of capitalist establishments and companies,
at ?1 May Operation? held on May 14th and 28th around 60 people consist of anarchists,
libertarians, ecologists and animal liberation activists were taken into custody early in
the morning and they were questioned for four days and appeared in the court at which 15
people were arrested. They were released on August 20th afterward stayed in Metris Prison
for ninety six days.
As the state and its fair scales, a protector of liar world created by the money and
multinational companies, continue its arbitrary applications incrementally, its efforts to
repress and to grind struggles by aiming at opposing individuals and groups from all sides
in order to eternize its authority and to protect the system of exploiters from the public
by mobilizing its security criers continue as well.
The state, fed by this cruelty, with a special court of competent jurisdiction (?YM) which
is a part of the so-called justice leads to make injustice widespread in broad section of
society. As to point opposing individuals as actors of this theatre in the eyes of
society, to eliminate or to put them alive in the tomb is continued.
The fair mechanism of the state that undertakes the mission for the revenge on behalf of
companies threatened activists by judging them as members of ?terrorist organization?
although there was no evidence in the hands of the state. Hereby, the state made this
attack to tag and repress a large group of people, which includes anarchist individuals
and collectives from different orientations.
What happened?
On 1st of May, 2012 during the walk from Mecidiyek?y to Taksim within the frame of Workers
Day in ?stanbul, some capitalist and state targets like banks, ATM, multinational stores
and bus stations were attacked. After action, media fastened on anarchists claiming that
anarchists put a damper on Workers Day celebrations. That leaded to accuse anarchist,
ecologist and animal liberator people and trigger the state and its police force.
Immediately after the anathema campaign of the media, ?Anti-Terror? Police Teams started
large scaled operations towards the people walking side by side on May, 1st . Here is the
summary of experiences:
14th May 2012
Early in the morning around 5am, at concurrent operations by raiding the homes, 45 people
were taken into custody by ?Anti-Terror? Police Teams in ?stanbul, Mu?la, ?ark?y,
Tekirda?, Trabzon and ?zmir. The homes were raided and searched and additionally private
properties, computers, hard disks, mobile phones and flash disks were confiscated.
There were anarchists, animal liberation activists, ecologists, 8 months pregnant, 7
members of Yery?z?ne ?zg?rl?k Derne?i, 1 member of Payla?ma ve Dayan??ma Derne?i, 1
activist from Toprak ve ?zg?rl?k Kooperatifi among the people taken into custody.
http://operationblackscare.wordpress.com/hakkinda/
- Following the operations, Devrimci Anar?ist Faaliyet made the press release in Taksim
Square to show their solidarity with the people under custody and to protest against state
terror. ?taatsizler, Toprak ve ?zg?rl?k Kooperatifi, Bar?? ??in Vicdani Ret Platformu,
Demokratik Yurtsever Gen?lik, Ezilenlerin Sosyalist Partisi (ESP), SGD, Milyonlar Adalet
?stiyor ?nsiyatifi, T?m ?GD, Toplumsal E?itlik, G?kku?a?? Kad?n Derne?i, ?HD ?stanbul
?ubesi, Gen?ler Meydana ?nsiyatifi, EHP, ??renci Kolektifleri, Kald?ra?, Sosyalist Parti
and Sosyalist Demokrasi Partisi (SDP) supported this press release.
http://anarsistfaaliyet.org/sokak/anarsistlere-yonelik-operasyonlara-karsi-basin-aciklamasi/
17th May, 2012
After 4 days of custody, 10 people out of 45 were released from police station. The
remaining 35 people were dispatched to prosecutor?s office. 20 more people were released
from the prosecution and the remaining 15 people were dispatched to court. The court
decided to release 6 people with pending trial and to send 9 people to Metris Type-T Prison.
20th May, 2012
Ankara Anar?i ?nisiyatifi and Anar?ist Kon?nist Kolektif, organized a joint press release
to protest against the operations in Y?ksel Avenue.
23th May, 2012
Yery?z?ne ?zg?rl?k Derne?i, arranged a press release to protest against operations and to
reveal arbitrary and oppressive applications of the state in ?nsan Haklar? Derne?i.
Ba??ms?z Hayvan Platformu, Bar?? ve Demokrasi Partisi (BDP) ?stanbul ?l ?rg?t?, Devrimci
Anar?ist Faaliyet, Halklar?n Demokratik Kongresi (HDK) Beyo?lu Meclisi, ?stanbul Barosu
Hayvan Haklar? Komisyonu, ?stanbul LGBTT Dayan??ma Derne?i, Karadeniz ?syandad?r Platformu
(K?P), Lambdaistanbul LGBTT Dayan??ma Derne?i, Senoz Vadisi Koruma Platformu, Toplumsal
?zg?rl?k Parti Giri?imi, Ye?il ve Sol were participated in press release to show their
solidarity.
http://operationblackscare.wordpress.com/2012/05/23/basin-toplantisi-1-mayis-komplosunu-kiniyoruz/
25th May, 2012
A group in Berlin organized a demo to show their solidarity with anarchists exposed to
custody and arrestment terror. Anarchists holding purple-black and red-black flags
highlighted in their German and Turkish declaration: ?We demand that all detainees should
be free immediately and declare here that we are in over-all solidarity with them!?
http://operationblackscare.wordpress.com/2012/05/25/berlinden-istanbuldaki-anarsistlerle-dayanisma-eylemi/
27th May, 2012
Nine anarchist prisoners sent a letter from Metris Prison. Their message in the letter was
that they would not obey to intimidation policies of the state. They implied it as: ?We
know that the goal of the arrester was, leave aside the action, to transform us scary
people which afraid of seeking their rights by menacing. However, the things they do not
know are that our thoughts cannot be fallen by the dungeons of fetid civilizations and we
feel ourselves stronger than ever.?
http://operationblackscare.wordpress.com/2012/06/13/anarsist-tutsaklardan-kamuoyuna-acik-mektup/
28th May 2012
In the second wave of operations, seven people were taken into custody from ?stanbul,
Eski?ehir , Ankara and Bursa and brought to Vatan Security Directotare/Police Station.
After being questioned during four days custody, they were dispatched to first
prosecutor?s office then to the court on June, 1st. While two of them were released, five
of them were sent to Metris T-Type Prison. The number of detainees increased from nine to
fourteen. On June 6th, one more person was arrested and the number become fifteen.
29th May, 2012
The head chairperson of D?SK demanded freedom for the detainees because of the claim that
they had broken the windows of banks during Mayday celebrations. The head chairperson of
D?SK indicated that every person looking for one?s rights is the victim of ?Anti-Terror?
Law and special court of competent jurisdiction. The head chairperson of D?SK said that
?The mission of whole democratic and revolutionists opponents is increase the struggle
against this dark mind and system tirelessly.?
http://operationblackscare.wordpress.com/2012/06/13/disk-1-mayis-tutsaklarina-ozgurluk/
-In Lyon, France a group of anarchists individuals organized a demo in front of Turkey
Embassy in Lyon in order to protest against operations towards anarchists after 1st of May
and oppressive attitudes of the Government of Turkey, with the demand of freedom for all
political prisoners in dungeons of Republic of Turkey.
http://operationblackscare.wordpress.com/2012/06/13/lyonda-turkiyedeki-1-mayis-tutsaklariyla-dayanisma-eylemi/
2nd June, 2012
?1 May?s Tutsaklar?yla Dayan??ma ?nisiyatifi? which includes the families and relatives of
prisoners organized a walk from Taksim Square to Galatasaray and made a press release.
Sosyalist Gen?lik Derne?i, Halklar?n Demokratik Kongresi Beyo?lu Meclisi, SDP, BDP, T?PG,
Yery?z?ne ?zg?rl?k Derne?i, Toprak ve ?zg?rl?k Kooperatifi supported the demo with their
participation.
http://www.etha.com.tr/Haber/2012/06/02/guncel/isyan-tutsak-alinamaz/
4th June, 2012
In Bern, Switzerland revolutionist groups from Turkey, communists from Switzerland and
anarchists in Bern Z?rich made a joint solidarity demo. It was for solidarity with
anarchists who were taken into custody from ?stanbul, ?zmir, Bursa, Ankara and exposed to
detention terror and with revolutionists arrested in Germany and Hungary.
9th June, 2012
Three high school students out of fifteen prisoners of operation sent a letter to opposing
public. The message of high school anarchists was ?We are sure that this struggle will
continue outside with union and solidarity even though the state thinks that it made us
alone by arrestment!?
http://operationblackscare.wordpress.com/2012/06/13/tutuklu-liseli-anarsistlerden-mektup/
10th June, 2012
Twelve anarchists announced that they got into rotative hunger strike against pressure,
the process without law and full of groundless claims.
http://operationblackscare.wordpress.com/2012/07/03/aclik-grevindeki-anarsistlerden-aciklama/
12th June, 2012 (Transnational Action Date)
-In Exarchia, Atina a group made hanging banners action in a crowded road in order to show
their solidarity with their anarchists comrades in Turkey. ?Solidarity with the anarchists
in Turkey! Damn on the state, army and law!? was written on the banner.
http://operationblackscare.wordpress.com/2012/06/13/exarchia-solidarity-banner-for-imprisoned-anarchists-in-istanbul/
-Within the frame of Transnational Action Date, in Stuttgart, Germany to show their
solidarity with anarchists prisoners and make them feel not alone a demo was done in front
of Embassy of Turkey. ?Solidarity is a gun. Freedom to Mayday Prisoners!? was written on
the banner held.
http://operationblackscare.wordpress.com/2012/06/13/stuttgartta-istanbuldaki-1-mayis-tutsaklariyla-dayanisma-eylemi-yapildi/
-In front of the Embassy of Turkey, one more voice joined global solidarity
action.?Activism is not terrorism.? written posters were carried. The government of Turkey
was protested.
https://operationblackscare.wordpress.com/2012/07/09/hamburgda-dayanisma-eylemi-12-haziran-2012/
-As a part of global solidarity action, in Vienna Austria a demo was organized. A group of
people made a protest to make the prisoners release immediately in front of the Embassy of
Turkey. ?Against prisons and cages for the liberation of humans and animals? was written
on the banner holding by the activists.
https://operationblackscare.wordpress.com/2012/06/15/viyanada-dayanisma-eylemi/
-Within Transnational Solidarity Date for fifteen anarchist prisoners in Turkey, in
Cardiff, England a banner was swung at multilevel parking garage in city center. Hundreds
of bulletins were distributed. ?Let the anarchists Mayday prisoners free in Turkey? was
written on the banner.
https://operationblackscare.wordpress.com/2012/06/14/cardiff-ingiltere-turkiyedeki-tutuklu-anarsistlerle-dayanisma-eylemi/
-In Faslane Peace Camp, Scotland a banner was swung for solidarity with anarchist
prisoners. ? Solidairty with arrested anarchist comrades! Release Yery?z?ne ?zg?rl?k
Derne?i prisoners immediately!? was written on the banner.
https://operationblackscare.wordpress.com/2012/06/14/faslane-baris-kampi-iskocya-turkiyedeki-tutuklu-anarsistlerle-dayanismak-icin-pankart-asildi/
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https://operationblackscare.wordpress.com/2013/01/21/solidarity-time-for-people-being-judged-from-the-mayday-trial/
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