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The conviction of patron Osman Kavala confirms the anti-democratic orientation of Turkish power, one year before the presidential and legislative elections.
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By Guillaume Perrier
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“Partout, it’s Taksim! Everywhere there is resistance! Hundreds of demonstrators crowded together in tiny Silk Street, a stone’s throw from Taksim Square, in front of the headquarters of the Chamber of Architects and Urban Planners. This independent institution was at the heart of citizen mobilization against the destruction of Gezi Park in Istanbul in the spring of 2013, and its historic president, Mücella Yapici, 72, is among the seven personalities sentenced to heavy prison terms on Monday , for attempting to overthrow the constitutional order. “The AKP will have to be accountable! “, “Justice will pass”, shouts Sinem, a young demonstrator who had participated in the uprising of Gezi in 2013. Behind her, the police trap closes. All acce…
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