Gezi Park protests
Egypt and Turkey see gov’t and fans battle in court and on pitch
Egyptian and Turkish football pitches are set to re-emerge as battlegrounds between ultras and authoritarian leaders in a life-and-death struggle that involves legal proceedings to brand the supporters as terrorists and efforts to undermine their widespread popular base.
Çarşı coup case delayed, fans free to go to Liverpool away
An Istanbul court has postponed the âcoup attemptâ case against 35 members of BeÅiktaÅâs çArÅı supportersâ group until April 2, amid a mixture of mockery and horror at the controversial trial.
Protests, solidarity mark beginning of coup-plot case against Turkish fan group çArşı
A trial against 35 individuals associated with BeÅiktaÅâs football fan group çArÅı on charges of âattempting to overthrow the governmentâ during last yearâs Gezi Park protests has started at the ÃaÄlayan Courthouse in central Istanbul.
Protests mark beginning of coup-plot case against Turkish fan group çArşı
A trial against 35 individuals associated with BeÅiktaÅâs football fan group çArÅı on charges of âattempting to overthrow the governmentâ during last yearâs Gezi Park protests has started at Istanbulâs ÃaÄlayan Courthouse.
The group received massive support from a crowd that included main opposition Republican Peopleâs Party (CHP) deputies.
Main opposition leader blasts Turkey’s human rights violations
Main opposition Republican Peopleâs Party (CHP) leader Kemal KılıçdaroÄlu has slammed Turkeyâs record of violating human rights, while also blaming President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄan, without openly mentioning his name, for individuals killed by security forces.
Police backed by riot squad raid communal house in Istanbul
Police backed by riot squad raid communal house in IstanbulIstanbul police staged a morning raid on the Caferağa Neighborhood House in the city's Kadıköy district on Dec. 9, emptying the communal facility's library and confiscating possessions.
Former ruling party deputy arrested, attacked with eggs
Former ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) deputy Feyzi İşbaşaran, who has been arrested on allegations of "insulting the president," was punched in the face and attacked with eggs in two separate protests against him in Istanbul on Dec. 8.
Brazilian protest cartoonist Carlos Latuff says Erdoğan is his ‘muse’
Brazilian caricaturist Carlos Latuff, who earned fame during the Arab Spring for his cartoons of Middle Eastern leaders, has confessed that Turkish President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄan has recently become his âmuseâ - a fact that he is burning to tell him personally.
Greece bans protests amid Turkish PM’s visit as teen killed by police commemorated
Athens is bracing for a tense weekend after the Greek government banned protests during the two-day official visit of Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet DavutoÄlu, which coincides with commemorations for the 2008 murder of teenager Alexis Grigoropoulos on Dec. 6.
Istanbul municipality prepares to evacuate city’s first squat house used as social center
Istanbulâs first squat house, which was converted into a social meeting center by activists following last yearâs Gezi Park protests, is under threat of evacuation, according to a civil solidarity group.