Gezi Park - Istanbul

[butchersapron]

This picture is refuted on Twitter as being from the 2011 marathon

There was one yesterday that was from a faithless video - presented as being part of the ongoing events.

 

[sihhi]

This picture is refuted on Twitter as being from the 2011 marathon

was just about to post that - the twitter stuff is going wild, here's an actual one single lane.

 

[sihhi]

Lots of this man is now dead. As is this man. And this one stuff going around on twitter now. I think Syria and things have sort of made it acceptable to make these crazy unsupported claims.

No one is dead that rumour was started in ironic fashion by the government side.
The Marathan picture was retweeted by a usually reliable actor who lives in Istanbul and took part in some of the rallies.

 

[Divisive Cotton]

yesterday evening I was praising twitter for filling the hole of traditional media but this morning it's seems to be spreading as much false information as the truth

 

[Divisive Cotton]

No one is dead that rumour was started in ironic fashion by the government side.
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I'm going to stop re-tweeting stuff on about events in Turkey this: http://imgur.com/q3XfOFf

 

[sihhi]

This is reliable at 6am their time this morning

At least 3,000 across the bridge early, met by police in Barbaros Avenue

 

[Get Involved]

I hope ordinary people come out more but I'm can't see it as yet, whilst Greece has been in crisis capital has flowed into Turkey massively under a heavily anti-union legal system with a fearful working-class service sector.

This is wrong though from the BBC:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22739423

"Hundreds of demonstrators marched over the bridge connecting the Asian and European shores of Istanbul on Saturday morning to try to reach the main square."

More than hundreds.

don't want to belittle the scale of the protests but that photo is from the Istanbul marathon: http://tr.eurosport.com/atletizm/av...m-pazar-gunu-kosulacak_sto3484898/story.shtml

edit: ah, already debunked.

 

[rekil]

Young woman in a very bad way at 1:40ish mark here, twitching on the ground with a head wound from probably a teargas canister.

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[treelover]

The Turkish Doctors' Association said nearly 1,000 people had been injured in Istanbul on Friday, including six who lost eyes after being hit by gas canisters.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/01/turkey-protests-second-day

even if not fatalities, this is bad enough..

 

[treelover]

hell of an amount of tear gas!

 

[butchersapron]

Have a watch (Non-loon, i assure you).

 

[phildwyer]

I was there last night, in the park. If I wasn't a useless foreigner with asthma, I would be there again tonight.

Me too. At least the bıt about beıng a useless foreıgner wıth asthma and thus not beıng there tonıght.

There's supposed to be a rally ın Kadıkoy at 4pm thıs afternoon, by the Iskele, I'm goıng to that. You?

 

[butchersapron]

What's the time there? +2 hours?

Ivan Watson@IvanCNN
Demonstrators attacking a police APC at one end of Taksim with rocks, it pulled out of the square. Protesters filling the entire square

 

[TitanSound]

What's the time there? +2 hours?

Yep.

 

[butchersapron]

CNN feed of taksim.

 

[FridgeMagnet]

A few different sources saying the govt has blocked Facebook and Twitter there.

 

[butchersapron]

A few different sources saying the govt has blocked Facebook and Twitter there.

The british consul is saying just that.

 

[where to]

Al Jazeera coverage quite good , live now.

 

[where to]

Looks like police have withdrawn , changes dynamic.

Guy on al J now saying they chased police off the streets, got lots of their equipment etc.

Lots of Galatasaray flags.

 

[butchersapron]

Looks like police have withdrawn , changes dynamic.

Guy on al J now saying they chased police off the streets, got lots of their equipment etc.

Lots of Galatasaray flags.

All clubs were there and trucified last night.

 

[where to]

Wondered, Galat following have strong Kurdish don't they.

 

[butchersapron]

Wondered, Galat following have strong Kurdish don't they.

I think so, historic founders and roots and that - sihhi would know more than me on this.

 

[treelover]

brutal...

 

[treelover]

not sure this would work, ingenious though..

 

[miss direct]

This is mental. Will update more later. I was gassed and caught in the middle at 7.30 this morning. Today is crazy.

 

[geminisnake]

Take care miss direct. Only just seen this on fb and thought of you instantly.

 

[miss direct]

Thanks. I'm fine. I'm on the Asian side with my friend and her baby. As much as I've been wanting to go and get in the middle, I'm better off here. Even here, in a very wealthy neighbourhood, people are out on the streets, calling for the end of the PM, forcing businesses run by Islamists/government supporters to close, making their voices heard.

 

[Hellsbells]

Thanks. I'm fine. I'm on the Asian side with my friend and her baby. As much as I've been wanting to go and get in the middle, I'm better off here. Even here, in a very wealthy neighbourhood, people are out on the streets, calling for the end of the PM, forcing businesses run by Islamists/government supporters to close, making their voices heard.

be careful

 

[miss direct]

Don't worry I'm staying here for the night. I don't think I'd even be able to get home, as I'd have to pass through besikas, which is being heavily gassed now. All we can hear are car horns.

 

[butchersapron]

Don't worry I'm staying here for the night. I don't think I'd even be able to get home, as I'd have to pass through besikas, which is being heavily gassed now. All we can hear are car horns.

Have you seen Dwyer?