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Berkin Elvan Rally in London (Mar 14)
In Trafalgar Square, I attended a rally for Berkin Elvan. This is the backstory:
Protests Demand Justice in the Memory of 14yr old Berkin Elvan
March 11, 2014 - Revolution News, Turkey - Tagged: Berkin Elvan, protest, Turkey
Berkin Elvan (14) left home to buy a loaf of bread on 16 June 2013, when he was shot in the head by the riot police with a tear gas canister. After fighting in coma for 269 days, he passed away this morning (March 11), weighing only 16 kilograms.
His family announced via Twitter:
“To our people: We lost our son Berkin Elvan at 7 a.m. in the morning. Condolences to us all,”
After months of silence and indifference from government officials, President Abdullah Gül gave the family a call yesterday, asking if they need anything. The family requested that the riot police stop attacking their supporters at the hospital. The President told them he would call the governor and ask for restraint, yet the attacks still continue. The crowd in front of the hospital was once again gassed by the riot police today, and several of them have been wounded. A fresh wave of protests are now underway around the country.
After the news of her sons death, Gülsüm Elvan,
mother of Berkin exclaimed “It is not Allah who has taken my son away. It is the Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan,”
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip erdoğan had never visited, called, or offered condolences to the family of Berkin Elvan. He is under direct scrutiny due to his statement “I ordered the police. Were we just gonna watch the occupation forces?”
Erdoğan had also praised police for “heroic action” during the Gezi resistance, despite serious injueries and death.
He had cried for people on live-tv for people who died during the Rabia protests in Egypt.
Soon after the news, silent sit-in protests started everywhere in turkey. A young student sitting in Ankara said “I was going to buy bread, then I found out that Berkin has died. He was shot on his way to the grocery store, but I wasn’t. I will sit here to hold them(gov) to accounts”
Read MoreProtests Demand Justice in the Memory of 14yr old Berkin Elvan
March 11, 2014 - Revolution News, Turkey - Tagged: Berkin Elvan, protest, Turkey
Berkin Elvan (14) left home to buy a loaf of bread on 16 June 2013, when he was shot in the head by the riot police with a tear gas canister. After fighting in coma for 269 days, he passed away this morning (March 11), weighing only 16 kilograms.
His family announced via Twitter:
“To our people: We lost our son Berkin Elvan at 7 a.m. in the morning. Condolences to us all,”
After months of silence and indifference from government officials, President Abdullah Gül gave the family a call yesterday, asking if they need anything. The family requested that the riot police stop attacking their supporters at the hospital. The President told them he would call the governor and ask for restraint, yet the attacks still continue. The crowd in front of the hospital was once again gassed by the riot police today, and several of them have been wounded. A fresh wave of protests are now underway around the country.
After the news of her sons death, Gülsüm Elvan,
mother of Berkin exclaimed “It is not Allah who has taken my son away. It is the Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan,”
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip erdoğan had never visited, called, or offered condolences to the family of Berkin Elvan. He is under direct scrutiny due to his statement “I ordered the police. Were we just gonna watch the occupation forces?”
Erdoğan had also praised police for “heroic action” during the Gezi resistance, despite serious injueries and death.
He had cried for people on live-tv for people who died during the Rabia protests in Egypt.
Soon after the news, silent sit-in protests started everywhere in turkey. A young student sitting in Ankara said “I was going to buy bread, then I found out that Berkin has died. He was shot on his way to the grocery store, but I wasn’t. I will sit here to hold them(gov) to accounts”
