Reflections on a Revolution

Cracking Down on the Press: Turkish Media after Gezi

by Beatrice White January 10, 2014 Media & Manipulation

Nowhere has the post-Gezi clampdown been felt more acutely than in the media, where corporate ownership remains the greatest threat to press freedom.

Sarisulük’s Story: A Family Fighting for Justice

by Erkan Gursel January 10, 2014 Culture & Critique

“We want everyone to see that yes, we paid a price but we do not mourn. I will mourn internally and will continue to fight; we are a family of fighters.”

At Gezi, a Common Voice Against State Brutality

by Elif Genc January 10, 2014 People & Power

While the peace process remains frayed, the Gezi protests did make many apolitical Turks aware that the real enemies are not the Kurds, but those in power.

The Body Politicized: The Visibility of Women at Gezi

by ROAR Collective January 9, 2014 Culture & Critique

The large presence of women in the Gezi uprising was not just an act for women’s rights; it was a milestone in the politicization of women’s identities.

The Sultan Is Watching: Erdoğan’s Lust for Power

by Gozde Kilic January 9, 2014 People & Power

We need to be cautious not to attach an overly optimistic meaning to Gezi — the rebellion against the Sultan may yet complete his neoliberal project.

Gezi Park and the Transformative Power of Art

by Stephen Snyder January 8, 2014 Culture & Critique

Through the transformative power of aesthetics and creative narrative, the çapulcu managed to keep ahead of the forces that would deny them their freedom.

Strong Bodies, Dirty Shoes: An Ode to the Resistance

by Cagla Aykac January 8, 2014 Culture & Critique

Love was hypnotic in Gezi. It brushed away the rational. It left you naked, vulnerable, happy. It surprised us all — and had a transformative effect.

Gezi Spirit: The Possibility of an Impossibility

by David Selim Sayers January 8, 2014 Culture & Critique

If the Gezi Uprising was enough to turn a scholar of non-westernized Ottoman prose like myself into a political activist, then surely there is hope.

The Culmination of Resistance Against Urban Neoliberalism

by Burak Kose January 7, 2014 Capitalism & Crisis

Emerging from a long history of resistance to the AKP’s spatial politics, Gezi made it possible to imagine a more egalitarian and democratic way of life.

Revolt of Dignity: Gezi and the Global Legitimation Crisis

by Dilan Koese January 7, 2014 Capitalism & Crisis

The Gezi uprising should be seen in its proper global context, as yet another revolt against neoliberalism, lauding the start of a new era for Turkey.