Political struggles over the future of Turkey have left the country profoundly divided. Former Prime Minister, now President, Tayyip Erdogan, has fueled growing polarization through his authoritarian response to protests, his large-scale urban development projects, his religious social conservatism, and
Did we change season from the Arab Spring?
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Can we draw conclusions from the Arab Spring? All of these movements could not reach emancipating conditions as they are trapped between religious, military and imperialistic complex. On the other side Europe’s characteristic pathetic negligence, trapped between xenophobia, depoliticisation and … |
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Turkey’s War on the Kurds
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The Turkish state is deploying the word “terrorist” to mask its brutal repression of the Kurds. … |
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Crisis Mirror screening: Ecumenopolis
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Crisis Mirror has a pleasure to invite you to the screening of Imre Azem’s documentary Ecumenopolis: City Without Limits (2011) on Thursday, Feb 13, at Støberiet (Blågårdsplads 3), starting at 20.00. |
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Ekümenopolis: a documentary on the urban expansion of Istanbul
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maEcPKBXV0M&feature=youtube_gdata_player… |
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A letter from Turkey: "It is horrible being ignored"
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Ecem is a Turkish young girl who has been in Taksim square for the last four days. She is not an anarchist, she does not belong to any political party. She is one of the million turkish people who are … |
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The Turkish protests and the genie of revolution
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by Jerome Roos on June 3, 2013 at roarmag While the outcome remains uncertain, a closer look at the Turkish uprising reveals its intimate connection to the global struggle for real democracy.
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This is not just about a park! A note on the Turkish insurrection
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Turkey, the model country of the IMF, with an average salary of less than 300 euros (despite the official 400 euro status of minimum wage), with thousands of women being murdered for reasons of “honor” (with an increase of 1400% … |
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