Posted on 12/10/2018 4:33:56 AM PST by Texas Fossil
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A crackdown on political dissent in Turkey is widening to participants in a major civic unrest 5-years ago. Prosecutors have issued arrest warrants for a prominent actor, a leading journalist/civil society activists.
The arrests are in connection with the 2013 protests known as Gezi. The unrest began over plans to turn Gezi Park in central Istanbul into a shopping mall. The protests quickly transformed into broader demonstrations opposing the government and, in particular, then-Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. At its peak, the unrest saw millions of people take to the streets across the country.
For Erdogan, who is now president, the scale of the unrest posed the most significant challenge to his power, analysts say.
"There is an element of fear about Gezi. Gezi is a message. It was something which he really couldn't control, and he hated it," Turkish political scientist Cengiz Aktar said.
Felt targeted
"He never understood it," Aktar added. "Even though it was a typical civil disobedience protest, he always considered it very personal as a conspiracy against him."
The Gezi protests drew support from broad sections of civil society and many media personalities.
This week, an arrest warrant in connection with Gezi was issued for actor Mehmet Ali Alabora. Can Dundar, a prominent dissident journalist, is also wanted in connection with the unrest. Both Alabora and Dundar live in exile. In response to his arrest warrant, Dundar tweeted "#HepmizGezideydik We feel proud." The hashtag translates as "We are all Gezi."
The arrest warrants followed the detention of 13 leading members of Turkey's civil society in connection with Gezi. Following a national/international outcry, all but one were released. Investigations, however, are reportedly continuing into all 13 people.
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From Twitter arrests about a website post in 2017:
Turkish court arrests journalism student for allegedly insulting Erdoğan
And Turkish forces are threatening relatives (living in Turkey) of outspoken critics of Erdogan who are in exile. I'm personally aware of 2 such cases.
And they have even threatened reporters in the US for criticizing Erdogan.
Turkey Places Bounty on Two Former U.S. Government Officials (December 12, 2017)
Offering 3 million lira (nearly $800,000 in 2017) for info on former CIA, Pentagon officials (former Pentagon official Michael Rubin and former top CIA official Graham Fuller )
Turks need to Anwar Sadat this clown Erdogan
Well, he is a supporter of the Muslim Brotherhood, who did DX Sadat.
Ask my Egyptian friends what they think of the Muslim Brotherhood Terrorists.
They tried and failed
You must not wound the king, you must kill the king
No, Ceaucescu.
If the little snowflakes in this country want to know what a real dictatorship looks like, have them look towards Turkey.
The arrests are in connection with the 2013 protests known as Gezi. The unrest began over plans to turn Gezi Park in central Istanbul into a shopping mall. The protests quickly transformed into broader demonstrations opposing the government and, in particular, then-Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. At its peak, the unrest saw millions of people take to the streets across the country.
He's about to see a few million more, if he tries to go through with this. Thanks Texas Fossil.
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