“Se i palazzi sono tuoi, le strade sono nostri” Istanbul Democracy protesta Istanbul/Turchia
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“Se i palazzi sono tuoi, le strade sono nostri” Istanbul Democracy protesta Istanbul/Turchia
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di qwerty_fu
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If the palaces are yours, the streets are ours, Istanbul!
This image hits hard. The Gezi protests were such a pivotal moment for Turkey started over a park but quickly became about so much more. That sign perfectly captures what the movement stood for: “If the palaces are yours, the streets are ours.” Simple but incredibly powerful message about inequality and who actually owns public space.
What’s wild is how many different types of people came together during these protests. Leftists, nationalists, Kurds, LGBTQ+ folks, soccer ultras groups that normally wouldn’t be on the same side united against creeping authoritarianism. Even though the government crushed the physical protests with tear gas and mass arrests, that spirit never completely died. You can still feel echoes of Gezi in Turkish resistance movements today, even as the political situation has gotten tougher
Sadly Erdolf has shut down most greater social media services that the world don’t see whats happening.
Wish you guys all the best, fight for your rights-no one else can do that for you.
I mean…the perfidious and corrupting thing about this action isn’t that it’s targeting someone who actually has a university degree, who’s the most popular opposition candidate… and who’s already politically undermined Erdogan several times – no, let’s remember 15 years ago: Erdogan’s university degree was made public and dated before the university was even built. So he’s an expert on this topic, and it was twice as bad because the person who actually forged the diploma is now chasing away the person with the real diploma. You can’t make this up. This is truly the height of political lies, especially since his opponent knows it, and no matter what he says, no one in Turkey listens to him or doesn’t want to hear it. So the people have to fight for their rights.
I’m assuming the military and police are firmly on the side of “I-can’t-believe-it’s-not-adolf”
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The palace implied here is the presidential palace erdoğan built for him in 2014, which was heavily criticized by the public and has become a symbol of the lavish lifestyle of the current government due to its golden sinks, 1150 rooms, and monthly operating costs of at least 21 million liras. After the public criticism, Erdoğan defended the palace and its high operating costs and said: “There is no saving of reputation.” or in Turkish, “itibardan tasarruf olmaz.”