• published: 03 Jun 2013
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A video believed to be uploaded to youtube by anonymous declares war on Erdogan and his party the AKP Almost a week now, there is unrest in Turkey about Prime Minister Erdogan and his so called autocratic rule. What began as a peaceful protest against a park became soon a sign of countrywide protest against how Erdogan is governing Turkey after Turkish Police took hard measures against the protesters with violence and teargas. For days now Turkish Protesters are on the street vandalizing public and private property saying they have enough of Erdogan, his ban of alcohol and disrespecting the secular foundations of the state brought about by the founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. Starting as a peaceful protest against plans removing a park in Istanbul, it looks like the entire Turkish nation is taking the opportunity to show their discontent about the ruling party. Mass gathering at squares across the country and calling for people to stand up against the government on social media like facebook and twitter moved Erdogan to censor those medium. People also complain about the lack of attention given to the issue by Turkish media, which was also the fault of Erdogan according to the protesters. Yesterday 'Anonymous' uploaded a video declaring war on Erdogan and doubting the nature of his democratic rule. Saying that Turkey is no different than Iran and China if it comes to hardship and protests. The video contains the following message: We have watched for days with horror as our brothers and sisters in Turkey who are peacefully rising up against their tyrannical government have been brutalized, beaten, run over with riot vehicles, shot with water cannons and gassed in the streets. From the epicenter of their revolution in Taksim Square to every city in Turkey, the people have spoken. Hundreds of thousands have taken and held the streets for days, despite the relentless assault of the police. Thousands have been arrested. Where differ you exactly from a Junta! Turkey is supposed to be a so called "modern" democracy, but the Turkish government behaves like the petty dictators in China or Iran. Anonymous is outraged by this behavior, and we will unite across the globe and bring the Turkish government to it's knees. We will attack every internet and communications asset of the Turkish government. You have censored social media and other communications of your people in order to suppress the knowledge of your crimes against them. Now Anonymous will shut you down, and your own people will remove you from power. We have seen in the past your totalitarianism the same as with Mubarak you know what happend to him don't do this to ur own people bee wise and step down and let the people decide there fate. To the people of Turkey No matter how dark it may seem, no matter how alone and abandoned you may feel know that the world is watching. Know that anonymous is working tirelessly around the clock to bring you every assistance., know that Anonymous stands with you in this fight. Don't be ruled by them but rule over them "Think For Yourself, Question Authority" . Hackers belonging to the nebulous Internet collective Anonymous launched #OpTurkey this week in a show of solidarity with fierce anti-government protests that have sent shock waves throughout Turkey. The cyberattack, which targeted the Turkish government led by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, brought down websites belonging to President Abdullah Gul, the Justice and Development Party (AKP), the Istanbul Directorate of Security and the Istanbul Governor's Office on Sunday. According to the Russian website RT, the Anonymous attack came after a series of brutal clashes between police and protesters that arose on Friday after Turkish police conducted a crackdown on a peaceful environmental demonstration in Istanbul's Taksim Square. The ensuing conflict, during which police fired tear gas at protestors, some of whom fought back by throwing rocks, seemed to take on broader political significance. "It's the first time in Turkey's democratic history that an unplanned, peaceful protest movement succeeded in changing the government's approach and policy," Sinan Ulgen, chairman of the Turkish research group the Center for Economic and Foreign Policy Studies, told the New York Times. "It gave for the first time a strong sense of empowerment to ordinary citizens to demonstrate and further their belief that if they act like they did the last few days they can influence events in Turkey." The government's reaction drew the ire of Anonymous, who slammed the Turkish government for acting like "petty dictators." In a message posted on YouTube on Sunday, Anonymous announced the launch of Operation Turkey, saying, "We have watched for days with horror as our brothers and sisters in Turkey who are peacefully rising up against their tyrannical government [have been] brutalized, beaten, run over by riot vehicles, shot with water cannons and gassed in the streets."