Berkin Elvan: Kid from Gezi

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#1 [Permalink] Posted on 11th March 2014 16:50

İts Over...

So Berkin Elvan is dead. He was 15 years old. On the night of June 15 last year, amid the heat of urban protests, he was hit by a gas canister to the head in İstanbul. Berkin was out buying a loaf of bread. He remained in a coma for 269 days and lost weight, going from 45 kilograms down to 16.
With his death, the number of casualties of the Gezi protests is now up to eight.
My sorrow is deep. My condolences go out not only to his family but beyond. After each and every loss, every pain inflicted and every crime against citizens which the perpetrators get away with, I believe it is time to pay condolences to dreams and hopes for a better, stable, predictable Turkey.
Never before in the history of the republic have we ever seen such a group of politicians who do not know how to stop shooting themselves in the foot. We are, it seems, in the midst of a mass suicide mission, the worst part being that the entire nation also risks being dragged into it.

The seeds of hatred have already been sown. Berkin's case, and his death, without a sense of any justice, will sadly only fuel further contempt.
But it is only a tiny part of the game of horror set on the stage. After years and years of a bitter, fruitless struggle in politics, we are doomed to taste the bitter fruits of all the issues left adrift, completely out in the open, unresolved.
The 12-year cycle under the Justice and Development Party (AKP) rule practically ended on Dec. 18, the day after operations into graft were launched, with the heavily symbolic dissolution of the parliamentary Constitutional Reconciliation Commission, which threw in the towel, ending the national quest for taking a leap for democracy.
Since Dec. 18, we have only been living with the consequences of the failure.

The rule of law has been suspended. The judiciary, this poor power which proved incapable of handling a thorny transition, has been declared defunct with the latest full reversal of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his government by announcing that key trials such as Ergenekon were an "illusion," paving the way for leaving other key trials such as the Zirve missionary massacre and the Hrant Dink murder fully adrift into oblivion.
The demonization of social groups, parts of the media, intellectuals and business circles is unprecedented, while antagonism across the "either you are with me or you are done for" divide is so wide that each statement by Erdoğan brings the powder keg called Turkey closer to a state of explosion.

The country is run by a person who wants to evoke the century-old notion that justice equals victory at the ballot box and that with regards to rulers one does not need courts; the grand jury should be the voters. The implication is that every winning vote must be taken as a yes for acquittal.
This is the notion, apparently, in which Turkey's prime minister wholeheartedly believes and is made to believe by his inner circle. Or, perhaps, given the circumstances, they all feel they have to -- having no other choice.

This is a dead serious stage of developments. That is the reason why this column, as some others here or elsewhere, tries to go beyond the clich�s of an alleged dirty, "power struggle" and tries to explain that what is taking place beneath the surface is an immense -- and defining -- debate about the role (if any) of religion in politics, the vital aspects of morality in political Islam and whether the Turkish experiment with vertical management under an increasingly endorsed Islamist identity is finally over.
"A small group within the government's executive branch is holding to ransom the entire country's progress. The support of a broad segment of the Turkish public is now being squandered, along with the opportunity to join the EU," wrote Fethullah G�len, the spiritual leader of the Hizmet movement, in an article for the Financial Times.
"The reductionist view of seeking political power in the name of a religion contradicts the spirit of Islam and when religion and politics are mixed, both suffer -- religion most of all," he notes, underlining the value of inclusiveness -- an issue intensely debated in the case of Egypt -- which he sees as the only way out for a new, democratic constitution.

G�len's is only a part of a huge chorus of calls for a social contract for freedom and peace, prosperity and stability that cut through 12 years, but to no avail. Do we believe that Erdoğan is capable of finding wisdom? No. Sadly, this is over.
Evil forces and enemies of democracy have won.

Article: "İts Over" Todays Zaman

Such sad and tragic end :( What was the fault of this kid i ask you all members? He was a victim of Turkish politics.

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#2 [Permalink] Posted on 11th March 2014 18:39

Protests were happening in Ankara today for Berkin. Berkin will never be forgetten in our hearts. We will remember him as another victim of wrong decisions.

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#3 [Permalink] Posted on 12th March 2014 16:57

UK news....
Police in Turkey clash with protesters after boy's funeral
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Protesters scrambled to escape tear gas near Istanbul's Taksim Square
Turkish police have fired water cannon and tear gas near Istanbul's Taksim Square during a protest triggered by the funeral of a teenage boy wounded in anti-government clashes last year.

Tens of thousands of mourners chanted anti-government slogans as the boy's coffin was carried through the streets.

In the capital, Ankara, police fired tear gas to disperse protesters.

Berkin Elvan, 15, spent 269 days in a coma after being hit by a tear gas canister as he went to buy bread.

His death on Tuesday triggered violent protests in at least 32 towns and cities across the country - reminiscent of last year's unrest.

Many of the protesters echoed his mother's claim that the Turkish prime minister was his 'killer'.

His coffin - draped in red and covered in flowers - was then carried through the streets to the cemetery.

"Berkin's murderers are the AKP police," mourners shouted, referring to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP).

"The rage of mothers will suffocate the killers," screamed others.

President Abdullah Gul expressed his sadness and appealed for calm, urging everyone "to do everything to prevent this from happening again".

He said Turkey was going through difficult days and that the "mind of the state has become overwhelmed by anger and hatred." He added: "Little 15-year-old Berkin Elvan is the latest victim of this atmosphere."

Correspondents say Berkin Elvan became a symbol of the heavy-handed tactics used by police to rein in the biggest demonstrations against the prime minister.

Renewed pressure

His death brought the toll from last year's unrest to at least eight, including one policeman.

The boy's mother, Gulsum Elvan, had challenged Mr Erdogan, who praised police "heroism" during the protests.

"It's not God who took my son away but prime minister Erdogan," the tearful mother told reporters on Tuesday.

The renewed unrest is likely to add to pressure on Mr Erdogan, whose government has been rocked by an escalating corruption scandal ahead of elections that could decide his fate.

"How many young people have to die for Erdogan to resign? My only wish is for this fascism to end without spilling more blood," said retired worker Atilla Izmirlioglu.

Mr Erdogan has vowed to step down if the AKP, in power since 2002, loses in local elections later this month. The polls are seen as a key test of his popularity after last year's unrest and recent corruption scandals.

The sons of three former cabinet ministers were arrested and accused of corruption in December last year, while an audio recording surfaced that appeared to have caught Mr Erdogan talking to his son, Bilal, about hiding millions of euros in cash.

He said last month that the recording, allegedly tapped and then posted on social media, was fabricated and part of a "treacherous attack" by US-based Islamic cleric Fethullah Gulen.

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#4 [Permalink] Posted on 12th March 2014 19:25

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i think this article is another reason not to support the current goverment. My question to those who still support the current goverment:

" İs this the leader you been telling me how better he is than other leaders?Whats his diffrence? "

Btw Jazakillah for the article :)

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#5 [Permalink] Posted on 13th March 2014 00:01

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Well, at least he's Muslims, differently from the secularist kemalist kufric mafia who controlled Turkey until few years ago!

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#6 [Permalink] Posted on 13th March 2014 06:11

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Mubarak was a Muslim too , Kaddafi was also. İ dont want to sound rude but Those leaders who you so called kufric mafis didnt rope their own country.

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#7 [Permalink] Posted on 13th March 2014 11:17

The EU closed the doors.More than 60.000 #Syrian children schooled in #Turkey. t.co/gMVZb7b1iT t.co/bWF13Y10xZ

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#8 [Permalink] Posted on 13th March 2014 12:47

Yes, you have not suggested any replacements, nor has the stupid gulen leader with his very stupid, reckless statements. Give me erogen any day over the kafir Islamic hating secularists. With regards to Mubarak and Qaddafi being Muslims well both of them did their best to destroy Islam and Muslims in their country and thus would not compare to Erdogen. Mustafa kamal the dog is a closer comparison to Mubarak and Qaddafi. Respected sister I don't blame you as you have been brought up in a secular environment but try to think objectivily. Just until recently the annual GDP in Turkey was less than 1000 dollars per annum whilst nowadays it is over 10,000 US dollars per annum. At least consider this statistic if not the Islamic benefits.

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#9 [Permalink] Posted on 13th March 2014 12:50

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Plz don't understand me wrong but what about the other refugees there are more than 60.000 refugues in Turkey. Do you think they are all in good places? You can see many Syrians begging in streets of Ankara. So really, don't only talk about the 60.000 talk the others also.

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#10 [Permalink] Posted on 13th March 2014 16:13

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Dear Brother

Firstly before I start telling my ideas, cos u asked me for any resolutions. Plz do not make horrible comments to Ataturk as this is not the thread to say it. Plz don't understand me wrong. I don't support him anyway but plz these horrible comments are uncessary right now. If you so want to swear at Ataturk, make a diffrent thread and say what you want or write to random thread. Ataturk is a very special pain for me so plz don't force that pain inside me. You are not the one who knewed and supported his ideas all your life. Plz respect my hurt.

My resolutions: Firstly the best thing to change ourselves after all its because of us that this innocent child died. These horrible leader appoionted due to our sins. So if we want Erdogan to go, change ourselves and wait and make dua for a better leader for Turkey.
Let me come to your other point of Islamic benefits: Yes he did changes but I'm sorry I will never support someone who ropes their own country. How he made the Turkish justice like a way to cover his disgusting ways. Dear brother politics in Turkey always used Hijab as their tool to create problem. Go to any where in Turkey, even seculars don't care. These previous Turk leaders made a big deal.

Also its not nice to make assumption on every secular. Afterall you cant know their heart. İ was a secular once. İ didnt hate İslam in any way. İ didnt know about it. Plz dont make assumptions of seculars hating islam. Plz watch your words as you cant call seculars kafir unless u are sure about ot 100%.

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