Turkey, May Day Resistance in ?stanbul (Devrimci Anar?ist Faaliyet's declaration)

Last three year, turkish state gave permission to the workers union to ?celebrate? May Day 
in Taksim where is one of the symbol square for revolutionary people because of its place 
in Bloody May Day history in 1977. Turkish state forbid Taksim Square for May Day this 
year same as three years before. During this ?legal? May Day years, state tried to make 
people forget the real meaning of May Day. We know that May Day is the rebel day of the 
oppressed ones, workers and revolutionary people. It is the day we raise the anger against 
state and capitalists. This year state changed its strategy for May Day. The governor of 
?stanbul ban all transportation in the city, set up control points for the ones who wants 
to protest the situation. ---- The executers of the state and capitalists are thinking 
that they can effort to forbid our liberty.

We were on streets, not just for the restricted Taksim Square and illegallized May Day. We 
were on streets against the powers who are stealing our lives, against the bosses who 
impose us slavery, against the state which is unjustness itsself. We were on streets with 
our pancard ?To Revolution with Anarchist Action? as same as the past May Day?s.

The governor of ?stanbul, secratary of the state and prime minister declared the 
prohibition for May Day with a defend of ?urban gentrification? of Taksim Square. The 
busses, metros, metrobus and ferries were canceled. Although these cancellation, thousands 
were in ?i?li in front of D?SK(Biggest Wokers Unions) Central Office building for 
preparing to walk to Taksim.

With the slogans in Turkish and Kurdish ?We are in May Day Square on May Day?, ?Viva May 
Day? action was started. Police attack the unions, organizations, political parties and 
people who tried to go Taksim. Many people have been injured by poli?e who used gas bombs, 
compressed water and plastic bullets. After poli?e attack, everybody gathered in front of 
D?SK building again.

Police prevent the ambulances to reach D?SK building. Police blockaded the building and 
attack with the gas bombs inside the building. Police terror was not just in ?i?li in D?SK 
building. Police attack people brutally in Be?ikta?, Mecidiyek?y and in other parts of 
?stanbul.

Tens of people have been injured during the day because of police terror. Two of these 
injuries are dangerous. 72 people have been taken into custody.

Anarchists were on streest also in the other cities of Turkey for May Day.

In spite of state?s terror, the fire that our comrades lighted in 1886 will expand in 
streets in every May Day. The anger of the oppressed ones will live against gas bombs, 
plastic bullets, custodies and arrests and all prohibitons.

DAF-Devrimci Anar?ist Faaliyet (Revolutionary Anarchist Action)