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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,CRIME?,9C4 

,TEXT 3 

,TO FOLL[ UP \R COV]AGE ( ! UPRIS+ 9 ,TURKEY BEG9N+ FROM ,TAKSIM ,SQU>E1 WE'VE CONDUCT$ AN 9T]VIEW ) AN>*I/S 9 ,I/ANBUL4 ,!Y TALK AB\T ! BACKGR\ND ( ! REVOLT1 ! RELATION%IP BETWE5 ?IS UPRIS+ & O!RS >\ND ! WORLD1 & ITS IMPLICATIONS = ! FUTURE ( ,TURKEY4 

,:AT PREEXI/+ ORGANIZATIONS HAVE PLAY$ A ROLE 9 ?IS NEW EXPLOSION ( SOCIAL /RUGGLE8 

,! IMPORTANT ?+ AB\T ?IS REBELLION IS ?AT !RE WAS NO POLITICAL ORGANIZATION LEAD+ ! MOVEM5T4 ,NO LEAD]1 NO P>TY4 ,! EXPLOSION APPE>$ ON ! ?IRD DAY ( ! PROTE/S AB\T ! P>K & TREES4 ,PEOPLE W5T TO ! /REETS BECAUSE ( ! VIOL5CE & BRUTALITY ( POLICE--?AT IS1 ! VIOL5CE ( ! /ATE4 ,!RE W]E ALSO SOME O!R MOTIVATIONS DRIV+ PEOPLE 9TO ! /REETS1 BUT NONE ( !M IS RELAT$ TO ANY POLITICAL ORGANIZATION4 ,IT IS AN AUTONOM\S MOVEM5T4 

,:AT TACTICS HAVE BE5 MO/ IMPORTANT 9 ! CONFLICTS8 ,:]E DID ?OSE TACTICS ORIG9ALLY DEVELOP8 ,H[ DID !Y SPREAD8 

,AL?\< !RE IS NO POLITICAL ORGANIZATION DIRECT+ PEOPLE1 !RE >E AN>*I/S1 LEFTI/S1 & O!R PEOPLE :O W]E ALREADY ORGANIZ$4 ,IT IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE EXP]I5CE 9 CLA%ES2 9DIVIDUALS FROM !SE POLITICAL GR\PS TALK ) ! O!RS AB\T H[ TO ACT 9 ! /REETS1 & EV]YBODY DECIDES :AT TO DO4 ,!RE W]E SOME IMPORTANT 9ITIATIVES--LIKE BUILD+ B>RICADES1 & BEH9D !M PEOPLE :O SUPPORT$ ! EF=T ) FIR/ AID1 COOK+1 & DISCUSS+ :AT TO DO NEXT4 ,PEOPLE W]E EAG] TO TALK MORE AB\T :AT TO DO4 ,?IS IS A NEW ?+ H]E4 ,9=MATION WAS %>$ VIA FLI]S ON ! /REET & VIA SOCIAL M$IA AB\T H[ TO KEEP UP ) ! MOVEM5TS ( ! POLICE1 H[ TO RESPOND TO ! GAS BOMBS1 & ! RI<TS ( PEOPLE :O >E >RE/$4 ,I HAVE TO ADMIT ?AT PEOPLE US$ ,FACEBOOK & TWITT] 9 A USEFUL WAY4 

,COMP>E ! BEG9N+ ( ! ,TAKSIM ,SQU>E OCCUPATION ) PREVI\S PROTE/S1 SU* AS ! DEMON/RATIONS ( ,MAY ,DAY #b#a#c4 ,9 BO? CASES1 :O W]E ! ORGANIZ]S1 & :AT W]E !IR ORIG9AL GOALS8 ,:Y DID ! ,TAKSIM ,SQU>E OCCUPATION 9 P>TICUL> SP>K SO MU* NEW P>TICIPATION8 

,O,K1 WE HAVE TO CL>IFY ! />T+ PO9T ( ! PROTE/S4 ,?IS YE> HAS BE5 ! MO/ REPRESSIVE YE> YET = ! SOCIAL OPPOSITION4 ,! GOV]NM5T BANN$ DEMON/RATORS FROM ! SQU>E = ,MAY ,DAY4 ,?AT WAS ! />T+ PO9T1 ,I ?9K4 ,!RE W]E ALSO CLA%ES ON ,MAY ,DAY4 ,& AFT] ,MAY ,DAY1 WE >E NOT ALL[$ TO PROTE/ ANY?+ 9 ,TAKSIM4 ,! GOV]NM5T BANN$ ANY K9D ( DEMON/RATION4 ,SO ?IS MADE PEOPLE ANGRY4 ,WE W]E ON /REETS AFT] ,MAY ,DAY TO PROTE/ V>I\S ?+S1 BUT MA9LY ?IS SITUATION4 

,! NEW ?+ AB\T ?IS OCCUPATION IS NOT AB\T DEM&S OR IDEAS4 ,! NEW ?+ IS ! REACTION ( ! PEOPLE :O SAW ! VIOL5CE ( ! /ATE4 ,BE=E ! REBELLION1 ?+S LIKE 0B>RICADES10 0GAS MASKS10 & 0?R[+ /ONES AT ! POLICE0 SEEM$ LIKE BAD NOTIONS = ! PEOPLE4 ,?IS HAS *ANG$ A LOT4 ,N[ ! PEOPLE >E *E]+ = TE> GAS & S++ SONGS AB\T ! B>RICADES4 

,H[ HAVE ! ,GREEK SOCIAL /RUGGLES S9CE ,DECEMB] #bh %AP$ ! IMAG9ATIONS ( PEOPLE 9 ,TURKEY8 ,:AT AB\T ! REC5T UPRIS+S 9 ,NOR? ,AFRICA1 & ! ,OCCUPY MOVEM5T 9 ! ,U,S8 

,I ?9K !RE >E SOME SIMIL>ITIES BETWE5 ! #bh REBELLION 9 ,GREECE & #bac 9 ,TURKEY4 ,!RE >E SOME ECONOMIC FACTS 9 BO? CASES1 BUT !SE >E NOT ! REAL REASONS4 ,! SITUATIONS >E1 RA!R1 ! EXPRESSIONS ( ! PEOPLE AGA9/ ! T]ROR & VIOL5CE ( ! /ATE4 ,:5 ! POLICE MURD]$ ,ALEXIS .<,GRIGOROP\LOS.>1 ! SITUATION *ANG$4 ,! LEGITIMACY ( ! /ATE DISAPPE>$4 ,PEOPLE UND]/OOD ! REAL PURPOSE ( ! /ATE4 ,?IS IS ! SITUATION 9 ,TURKEY N[4 ,! LEGITIMACY ( ! /ATE HAS DISAPPE>$4 

,! EV5TS ( #bh 9 ,GREECE ATTRACT$ ! ATT5TION ( AN>*I/S 9 ,TURKEY4 ,!RE W]E SOLID>ITY ACTIONS 79 :I* WE W]E DIRECTLY 9VOLV$74 ,IT GAVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK AB\T AN>*ISM ) ! PEOPLE4 ,I DON'T KN[ IF ?IS HAD ANY ROLE 9 SELF-ORGANIZ+ \R SOCIETY4 ,BUT AT LEA/ ,I CAN SAY ?IS3 ! REBELS 9 ,GREECE %AP$ ! IMAG9ATION ( AN>*I/S 9 ,TURKEY4 

,AFT] #b#h1 ANO!R REBELLION OCCURR$ 9 ,GREECE 9 #b#a4 ,WE ATTRIBUTE MORE IMPORTANCE TO ?IS REBELLION1 BECAUSE IT WAS !N ?AT AN>*I/S ESPECIALLY />T$ TO ORGANIZE LIFE & %APE ITS CONTEXT4 ,?IS IS IMPORTANT = AN>*ISM & ALSO = SOCIETY AS A :OLE4 ,ALL ANALYZES WILL BE DEFICI5T )\T EXP]I5CE ( POSSIBLE FUTURE WAYS TO ORGANIZE \R LIVES4 

,\R GR\P1 ,REVOLUTION>Y ,AN>*I/ ,ACTION1 HAD ! *ANCE TO DISCUSS ! SIMIL>ITIES & DIFF]5CES ) ! COMRADES :O CAME FROM ,!SSALONIKI :O W]E 9 ! REBELLIONS ( #bh & #b#a4 ,WE ORGANIZ$ AN ASSEMBLY 9 ,TAKSIM ,SQU>E ) ! COMRADES :O CAME = SOLID>ITY4 

,AS = ! ,OCCUPY MOVEM5TS1 !Y SEEM$ TO ATTRACT PEOPLE4 ,BUT ,I HAVE TO SAY ?IS3 ! ,TURKI% REBELLION IS MORE ?AN SOME RE=MI/ DEM&S LIKE ! ,OCCUPIES ALL >\ND ! WORLD4 ,! ONES :O EMBRACE ! ,OCCUPY MOVEM5T 9 ,TURKEY >E LIB]AL GR\PS :O >E MO/LY TALK AB\T HUMANISM1 /ATE DEMOCRACY1 & 5VIRONM5TALISM & O!R ISSUES LIKE ?AT4 

,DO P>TICIPANTS 9 ! PROTE/S SEE A CONNECTION BETWE5 OPPOSITION TO ,]DOGAN'S P[] 9 ,TURKEY & ! ONGO+ /RUGGLES AGA9/ ! RULE ( ! ,MUSLIM ,BRO!RHOOD 9 ,EGYPT8 ,H[ /RONG IS ! DIALOGUE BETWE5 PROTE/]S 9 ,TURKEY & ,EGYPT8 

,!RE IS NO /RONG RELATION BETWE5 ! MOVEM5TS 9 ,TURKEY & ,EGYPT4 ,WE HAVE SOME AN>*I/ CONTACTS1 & WE %>$ \R ?\<TS ON ! REBELLION 9 ,EGYPT1 & !Y %>$ !IRS AB\T ! REC5T REBELLION 9 ,TURKEY4 ,BUT IT IS REALLY DIFFICULT TO ORGANIZE A COMMON /RUGGLE4 ,WE HAVE TO ORGANIZE ! SOCIETIES FIR/4 

,SOME PEOPLE :O >E 9 /REETS USE ,TURKI% FLAGS & ,KEMAL FLAGS1 :I* >E ! SYMBOLS ( ! ,KEMALI/S4 ,! MA9 OPPOSITION P>TY WANTS TO DIRECT ! MOVEM5T1 BUT IT IS REALLY DIFFICULT = !M1 BECAUSE !Y DO NOT HAVE ANY LOGICAL P]SPECTIVE TO MOBILIZE ! MOVEM5T4 ,SOMETIMES !Y >E US+ ! SAME LANGUAGE AS ! GOV]NM5T--ESPECIALLY AB\T ! PEOPLE OR GR\PS :O CLA% DIRECTLY ) ! POLICE4 

,! DEM&S ( ! PEOPLE :O >E 9 /REETS CANNOT BE LIMIT$ BY ANY K9D ( ELECTION1 OR REF]5DUM4 ,! PEOPLE :O HOLD ! ,KEMALI/ SYMBOLS >E 9 ! /REETS ) ,KURDS1 ) LEFTI/S & AN>*I/S4 ,!Y >E N[ UND]/&+ ! SITUATION & *ANG+ !IR M9DS4 ,!Y >E UND]/&+ :AT 0POLITICS0 REALLY IS4 

,BUT AS ,I /AT$1 !RE >E ALSO PEOPLE FROM ! MA9 OPPOSITION P>TY 9 ! /REETS :O WANT$ TO *ANGE ! WAY ( ACTION4 

,:AT IS ! EFFECT ( WIDELY REPORT$ RHETORIC LIKE 0WE >E NOT ACTIVI/S1 WE >E ! PEOPLE0 OR 0,I AM NOT A RADICAL1 ,I AM A LAW-ABID+ CITIZ50 FROM PROTE/]S8 

,N[1 ,I HAVE TO SEP>ATE !SE TWO EXPRESSIONS4 0,WE >E NOT ACTIVI/S1 WE >E ! PEOPLE0 IS A V]Y P[]FUL WAY TO EXPRESS ! SPIRIT ( ! ACTIONS4 ,! /ATE TRI$ TO M>G9ALIZE ! ACTIONS FROM ! BEG9N+4 ,?IS IS ! G5]AL /RATEGY ( ! GOV]NM5T3 BECAUSE !Y HAVE ! VOTES ( ! MAJORITY = #aa YE>S1 !Y >E TRY+ TO DEF9E ALL ! RE/ AS ! 0M>G9AL40 ,! OPPOSITION ON ! /REETS WAS COMPLETELY IGNOR$ & DESCRIB$ AS M>G9AL 9 ! MA9/REAM M$IA--= EXAMPLE1 ON ,MAY ,DAY AS ,I M5TION$ ABOVE4 

,NEV]!LESS1 ! ,TAKSIM REVOLT HAS *ANG$ ?IS CONCEPT4 ,! PEOPLE ON ! /REETS W]E V]Y DIV]SE4 ,DIFF]5T GR\PS ( PEOPLE HAD BE5 OPPRESS$ 9 DIFF]5T WAYS4 ,?R\< ! GOV]NM5T ( ,A,K,P1 MANY AM5DM5TS AFFECT$ DIFF]5T GR\PS SU* AS WORK]S1 WOM51 ,L,G,B,TS1 ,ALEVIS1 M9ORITIES4 ,SO 0! M>G9AL0 LO/ ITS MEAN+1 BECAUSE EV]YONE HAD BECOME 0M>G9AL10 SO 0! M>G9AL0 BECAME 0! PEOPLE40 ,! PRIME M9I/] CALL$ ! PEOPLE :O W]E 9CLUD$ 9 ! ACTIONS 0BIR KAC CAPULCU10 :I* MEANS 0A FEW LOOT]S40 ,! PEOPLE EMBRAC$ ?IS RHETORIC AGA9/ ?OSE ATTEMPTS TO M>G9ALIZE ! ACTIONS4 ,= EXAMPLE1 :5 ! ACTIONS W]E REPORT$ ON A ,T,V *ANNEL AS 0M>G9AL ACTIONS ( ! M>G9AL GR\PS10 ONE MAN AMONG ! PROTE/]S APPE>$ 9 ! FRAME1 SLAPP$ ! REPORT]1 & ASK$ 0,:O DO Y\ SAY IS M>G9AL80 ,ON A SIMIL> BROADCA/1 A WOMAN CAME 9TO ! FRAME & ASK$ 0,:O IS M>G9AL80 

,ON ! O!R H&1 ! ,KEMALI/ M$IA EMPHASIZES ! DEPOLITICIZ$ *>ACT] ( ! PEOPLE 9 ! /REETS4 ,?IS IS IMPORTANT = !M TO CONTROL ! MOVEM5T4 ,BUT ! REALITY IS NOT LIKE ?IS4 0,I AM A LAW-ABID+ CITIZ50 IS NOT COMMON RHETORIC AMONG ! PROTE/]S4 ,! AN>*I/ *>ACT] ( ! MOVEM5T IS CLE>]4 ,BUT ?IS DOES NOT MEAN EV]Y P]SON 9 ! REBELLION IS AN AN>*I/4 ,O!R RHETORIC IS LIKE 0,WE >E PEOPLE ON ! /REET & AGA9/ ALL POLICE1 ,A,C,A,B40 

,HAVE !RE BE5 DEBATES AB\T VIOL5CE V]SUS NONVIOL5CE8 ,:AT DO MO/ DEMON/RATORS FEEL ?AT !Y HAVE ! 0RI<T0 TO DO 9 PROTE/8 ,H[ HAS ?IS *ANG$8 ,& H[ HAVE PEOPLE REACT$ TO ?OSE :O TAKE MORE MILITANT ACTION8 

,SELF-DEF5SE AGA9/ VIOL5CE IS NOT EV5 AN ISSUE DUR+ ! CLA%ES4 ,BUT SOME LEFTI/ & ,KEMALI/ GR\PS WANT$ TO %APE ! MOVEM5T AS A NONVIOL5T ?+4 ,YET1 = EXAMPLE1 TWO DAYS AGO !RE WAS A COMMEMORATION 9 ! SQU>E = ! PEOPLE :O W]E MURD]$ BY ! POLICE4 ,! ACTION = ! COMMEMORATION WAS JU/ TO PUT FL[]S 9 ! SQU>E--BUT POLICE US$ VIOL5CE AGA94 ,SO !SE SITUATIONS *ANGE PEOPLE'S M9DS 9 FAVOR ( 0SELF-DEF5SE0 AGA9/ ! VIOL5T =CES ( ! POLICE4 

,?R\< ! RIOT1 MANY BANKS & GLOBAL CORPORATIONS W]E DAMAG$1 BUT ALSO SOME LOCAL %OPS :I* >E KN[N TO BELONG TO FASCI/S1 OR ?AT BELONG TO ! MAYOR ( ,I/ANBUL OR PEOPLE :O HAVE A CLOSE RELATION ) ! GOV]NM5T4 ,! RAGE ( ! PEOPLE WAS CONCRETE & ! SPIRIT ( ! RIOT HAS EFFECT$ A MILITANT *>ACT]4 ,A SLOGAN ON ONE ( ! BANN]S CAN HELP TO EXPLA93 0,WE >E GO+ TO TAKE BACK \R FRE$OM ) 9T]E/1 :I* Y\ HAVE TAK5 9 9/ALLM5TS4 -,9T]E/ ,LOBBY40 

,IT WAS SIGN$ 0,9T]E/ ,LOBBY10 BECAUSE ,]DOGAN TRI$ TO PRES5T !SE ACTIONS AS 0! GAME ( ! EXT]NAL P[]S0 & BLAM$ ! 09T]E/ LOBBY40 

,:AT HAS BE5 ! ROLE ( SOCIAL M$IA 9 SPREAD+ ! MOVEM5T1 & 9 LIMIT+ IT8 

,:5 ,T,V *ANNELS1 NEWSPAP]S1 & MA9/REAM M$IA SITES C5SOR$ ! ACTIONS1 PEOPLE US$ ,FACEBOOK TO 9=M EA* O!R--NOT JU/ AB\T ! NEWS1 BUT ALSO ! 9=MATION :I* WAS NECESS>Y = ! NEXT ACTIONS4 ,TWITT] WAS ALSO ANO!R GOOD RES\RCE = ! PROTE/]S4 ,PEOPLE W]E %>+ NEWS AB\T ! SITUATION AT ! B>RICADES & ! POSITIONS ( ! POLICE1 BUT ALSO ANN\NC+ ! ADDRESSES ( ! 9FIRM>IES & ! NE$S ( ! PEOPLE4 ,PEOPLE US$ ! 0NEW M$IA0 TO ORGANIZE SOLID>ITY & SUPPORT AS WELL AS ACTIONS4 ,EV5 TODAY1 !RE IS A LOT ( MAT]IAL CIRCULAT+1 LIKE PHOTOS OR VIDEOS ( POLICE VIOL5CE4 ,! PEOPLE >E REACT+ TO ! MA9/REAM M$IA & /ILL EFFECTIVELY US+ ! SOCIAL M$IA = COMMUNICATION4 

,:I* ( ! REPRESSIVE /RATEGIES ( ! AU?ORITIES HAVE FAIL$1 & :I* HAVE SUCCE$$8 

,!Y >E /ILL US+ VIOL5CE4 ,N[ RESI/ANCE IS MORE LEGITIMIZ$4 ,PEOPLE'S VALUES HAVE *ANG$4 ,! GOV]NM5T IS N[ TALK+ AB\T ASK+ ! PEOPLE AB\T EV]Y POLITICAL /RATEGY4 ,BUT N[ PEOPLE >E TRY+ TO TALK AB\T POLITICAL /RATEGIES ?AT !Y WANT TO REALIZE )\T ! /ATE4 

,ON ! O!R H&1 ! /ATE IS GO+ ON 9 ! SAME WAY4 ,!Y HAVE />T$ A WIT* HUNT ON ! SOCIAL M$IA4 ,PEOPLE'S ,FACEBOOK PR(ILES OR TWEETS >E US$ TO ACCUSE PEOPLE4 ,O!R ?AN ?AT1 !RE HAVE BE5 MANY RAIDS ON POLITICAL SPACES1 (FICES1 NEWSPAP]S1 RADIO /ATIONS1 & ON ! H\SES ( ! POLITICAL PEOPLE4 ,MANY PEOPLE HAVE BE5 TAK5 9TO CU/ODY & MANY ( !M >E /ILL 9 JAIL4 ,?R\< ! RAIDS1 ! CASES >E MADE SECRET--:I* MEANS ?AT Y\ CANNOT SEE Y\R LAWY] = #bd H\RS1 & Y\ DON'T KN[ :AT Y\ >E ACCUS$ (--& MANY IRRELEVANT ?+S >E TAK5 AS 0PRO(0 9 ORD] TO 9V5T EVID5CE OR HIDE ! EVID5CE ( ! ACTIONS ( ! POLICE4 ,! /ATE IS US+ ?IS RIOT TO SUPPRESS ALL SOCIAL OPPOSITION4 ,]DOGAN HAS CONGRATULAT$ ! POLICE DEP>TM5T = !IR CONDUCT ?R\<\T ! ACTIONS1 DESPITE ! PEOPLE !Y MURD]$4 ,! POLICE (FIC] :O %OT ,E!M ,S>ISULUK--HE DI$ AFT] BE+ %OT 9 ! HEAD--WAS JUDG$ & RELEAS$ BY ! C\RT P5D+ A TRIAL4 ,:ILE ?IS OPPRESSION IS GR[+1 ! PEOPLE >E GETT+ MORE & MORE FULL ( RAGE1 BECAUSE ( /ATE T]ROR & 9JU/ICE4 

,H[ WILL ?IS *ANGE ! FUTURE ( SOCIAL /RUGGLES 9 ,TURKEY8 

,?IS DEP5DS ON ! ORGANIZ$ GR\PS1 ,I ?9K4 ,BECAUSE1 TO RESI/1 IT IS IMPORTANT NOT JU/ TO CONT9UE ! ACTIONS1 BUT TO ?9K COLLECTIVELY1 ACT COLLECTIVELY1 & %APE \R LIVES COLLECTIVELY4 ,! EXP]I5CES WE GOT FROM ?IS REBELLION WILL HELP 9 ! NEXT /RUGGLES1 LIKE 9 ,GREECE 9 #bh & #b#a4 

,AFT] ! /ATE'S LOSS ( LEGITIMACY1 IF ?IS IS COMB9$ ) ANG] AGA9/ ! CAPITALI/ PROCESS & RESI/ANCE AGA9/ SOCIAL REPRESSION1 & IF ?IS MAKES PEOPLE SELF-ORGANIZE ! :OLE ( LIFE1 !N WE >E NOT AFRAID TO TALK AB\T SOCIAL REVOLUTION4 ,BUT IT IS TOO E>LY4 ,!SE >E ! FIR/ /EPS = ! SOCIAL REVOLUTION 9 ! FUTURE4 

,AS \R COMRADES SAID1 0\R C5TURY HAS BE5 />T$40 

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