This week saw massive mobilisations in Turkey, highlighting how the social situation is continuing to alternate between repression and resistance. The protest march led by opposition Parliamentary leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu culminated in a huge rally in Istanbul attended by an estimated one million people demanding justice and an end to government repression. At the same time, the government continued to crack down on opposition by arresting a number of Amnesty International workers on accusation of undermining national security. In addition, the crackdown against workers continued with more university staff being dismissed, while on the 1st anniversary of the coup, thousands of public employees were sacked.
This week saw massive mobilisations in Turkey, highlighting how the social situation is continuing to alternate between repression and resistance. The protest march led by opposition Parliamentary leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu culminated in a huge rally in Istanbul attended by an estimated one million people demanding justice and an end to government repression. At the same time, the government continued to crack down on opposition by arresting a number of Amnesty International workers on accusation of undermining national security. In addition, the crackdown against workers continued with more university staff being dismissed, while on the 1st anniversary of the coup, thousands of public employees were sacked.
