Bird’s-eye view of the mass protests in Istanbul at the moment

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by dushmanim

39 comments

  8. Oh ohhhh, somebody imprisoned the opposition and a few folks obviously don’t agree! Hmmm curious to see what happens next???

  10. Is the opesition as cosy with Islam as Erdogan? (as it is the religion they use for power abuse in Turkey, just as the Christians/White supremacist do in U.S and some Eouropean countries.)

  11. great to see people starting to sign up in droves!

  12. The Balkan mini-Spring, Greece, Serbia, Macedonia and Turkey now

  16. All Erdogan had to do was fix the votes in the election, instead he went nuclear and showed his hand ten times over.

  19. man… Being Bulgarian and looking at literally every single neighbouring nation protesting. It’s a bittersweet feeling. So proud of you, guys

  20. I stayed there from 11am to 9pm and got hit with 2 plastic bullets

    Can’t wait for tomorrow

  22. A lot of large protests lately in a lot of countries. For the good cause. Keep it going!

  25. My deep respect for those fighting for democracy in Turkey right now. I just hope it isn’t already long too late to turn the tide.

  27. Start sharpening your pitchforks folks it’s time to clean house across the globe. Power to the people these authoritarian fucks need to be washed away particularly the orange fatso in America

  28. Nothing will happen , it will fizzle out, unfortunately I know my peeps

  29. Yeah…shit’s changing in this part of Europe.

    Balkans are lit af now.

  31. So, is there any good sides in this or is there just lesser evils?

  32. I’ll never forget how they did you dirty last time around! DO NOT BACK DOWN! 🇲🇰❣️

  33. Good lord that’s a lotta people.

    Keep at it folks! That mass is impossible to ignore.

  36. People are revolting against dictatorial and oppressing governments all around, while the US is speedrunning a new one, weird times to live in! I truly wish you all the best in Turkey!

  37. I’ve seen more people join election rallies in smaller cities than this.

    I know Turks on Reddit (who are undoubtedly in a bubble) badly want this to be the start of something that will bring about the end of Erdogan and his government (and I’m one of them), but İ unfortunately haven’t seen anything to indicate that this is going to be something which will grow with popular support.

    I wish I could say something different.

    If the police (which is controlled directly by Erdogan) don’t go around blatantly aggravating the people like they did at the start of Gezi Park protests, this won’t grow into a national movement I don’t think. The government has an iron grip on practically all media (all media that’s actually watched and listened anyway) and they control the narrative.

    I’m afraid only the people in the liberal/secular bubble are treating this like the beginning of the end for Erdogan, while most people are being kept docile with soap operas and propaganda reports that paint a completely different picture.

    I very much hope I’m completely wrong.

    Literally nothing else would make me happier.

  38. Where the fuck are the American protests like this. The media can’t ignore them if they shut down a whole city!

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