Turkey, Revolutionary Anarchists Call for International Solidarity For Ongoing Public Revolt Against State Terrorism

Last week a group of protesters started guarding action after some trees were taken down 
illegally in the name of urban gentrification projects. In the second day of the protest, 
very early in the morning, the police attacked the protesters heavily with gas bombs, 
presssured water and plastic bullets and wounded many protesteds. A spark began against 
this event of state terrorism and spread accross the country turning into a massive action 
and organized the big revolt. The public organized against increasing attacks, state 
terrorism and police violence and have been turning the streets into the area of 
resistance. This public revolt has been streaming for four days and is constantly 
spreading. ---- Hundreds of thousands of protesters have resisted in Taksim, where the 
government blocked the entrance and police violence peaked; finally they occupied Taksim 
Square, building barricades around the square and taking control of Taksim.

Protesters in Ankara took to the streets in solidarity with Istanbul and building 
barricades in important places in the city, expanding the revolt. Hundreds of protesters 
in Izmir, another big city, have burned the ruling party's building.

Social solidarity and mutual support in protest and clash areas are very high. In every 
city where clashes are happening, people have opened their homes to protesters and wounded 
persons. Many people have put first aid kits and food in their front yards for the 
protesters. Volunteer medical teams have self-organized very well in protest areas and 
have been helping wounded protesters instantly. Volunteer lawyers are helping protesters 
in custody.

As clashes are continuing, the numbers of dead and wounded people are increasing. 
Mainstream media is still acting like nothing has happened. The number of dead people is 
said to have reached 10, but it is not certain because there are no official statements 
made. One protester in Istanbul was driven over by a car while blocking a street, another 
had a stroke because of gas bombs, still another was driven over by a police panzer and 
all have lost their lives. A protester in Ankara has been shot in the head by police fire 
and is brain dead.

While the action and clashes continue here, global solidarity is increasing. Anonymous 
hacked the sites of the ruling party, the Istanbul Police, Ankara Municipality and many 
other government agencies in solidarity. Anonymous have declared that they are going to 
continue cyber attacks against the terrorism that the Turkish State is continuing.

While millions of people are in the streets resisting the police attacks across the 
county, some parties in opposition are trying to take advantage of and manipulate the 
action and politicization. Just like what we saw in some regions during The Arab Spring, 
the opposing parties (especially Kemalists) are trying to assume the action as theirs. The 
opposing parties taking advantage of social politicization, are trying to gain from the 
action hoping to take power. The ongoing revolt has left both politicians and the State in 
a bad position. While the government is trying to manipulate the revolt by calling it a 
protest by "a group of radicals", crisis is begining in economy. The economic crisis has 
showed its first signs on the stock market.

However, this is one of the biggest massive actions in the history of the country and the 
public is on the steets rising up against the prohibitive politics of oppresion, 
suppresion, terror and police violence that the State has been increasing steadily for a 
long time. The people that the State has been trying to tame with oppression for hundreds 
of years are now directly revolting against it.

We are calling all comrades who are struggling all around the world: Raise the voice of 
public revolt from every place and every channel you can against the Turkish State and 
mainstream media who are trying to silence it. Organize solidarity action at your place to 
stand with the millions of people in the streets.

Join your voice with the revolt of the people whom the State has been ignoring, oppressing 
and exploiting for years. Let the fire of revolt against the Turkish State, which we 
started with a spark and which is increasingly growing, grow further.

Everywhere is Istanbul and everywhere is resistance against state terrorism, police 
violence and capitalist exploitation.

We will continue to report as riot continues.
Devrimci Anar?ist Faaliyet
Revolutionary Anarchist Action (DAF)

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by Devrimci Anar?ist Faaliyet - DAF - Revolutionary Anarchist Action