There are several references which were the reasons that drove / was
driving Turkish people to the streets in the clip1 and what we have here my friends is the true form of art;
Sound of pots and pans;
A protests method used by people for decades, but the voice at the start
of the video belongs to PM Erdogan with his usual ignorance and arrogance
Inconsistent remarks;
PM Erdogan has some speeches which even contradict with each other and
which were on crucial matters regarding the attitude of the state. There is
even a video clip named ‘1 PM, 2 Erdogan’2 compiled with only his
contradicting speeches.
Sold Forests;
The trees both in Gezi Park and in the route of the planned 3rd
bridge of İstanbul that passes through a dense forest zone
Knocked down cinema;
Emek Movie Theatre like Gezi Park, it reminded the Secular Republic to AKP, and was demolished
in 2013 in order to build a shopping
mall. The demolishment had started at March 2013, and had been completed
May 2013, just before Gezi Park demolishment was about to start. The insults
were enough for Turkish people, the public unrest has started.
Crossing the bridge;
The 3rd bridge of İstanbul is named4
after one of the Ottoman Sultans, Yavuz Sultan Selim who is known for the mass
killing of alevites who are a major part of current Turkish population, and
strong supporters of secularism in Turkey.
The video clip itself is also worth
mentioning with the police crackdown scenes and my favourite scene with the
penguins5. During the protests, CNN-TURK, one of the major news channels
in Turkey broadcasted a penguin documentary, which became the symbol of the
resistance, or Çapulcu’s6.
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-kbuS-anD4
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H07y6R9rC2c
- http://webtv.radikal.com.tr/turkiye/3185/emek-protestosuna-sert-mudahale.aspx
- http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/gundem/23389274.asp
- http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/jun/09/turkey-mainstream-media-penguins-protests
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chapulling
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