(en) Everywhere is Taksim Everywhere is Anarchy by Italian Anarchist Federation (I.F.A.)

On May 28 in Istanbul, a group of protesters occupied the park Gezi in the central Taksim 
Square in Istanbul. A protest opposing the construction of a shopping center that would 
destroy an important green area of the city. A project that is part of the wider process 
of demolition of old historic areas and redevelopment areas, transforming them into luxury 
housing and commercial, expelling the poor to the suburbs. The cost of living and the 
crowd of the marginalized increase, they increase the profits of speculators linked to the 
ruling party, the AKP. On May 30, the police intervened brutally evicting the 
demonstrators, firing tear gas and water cannons high-pressure, setting fire to the tents 
of the occupants destroying the trees that they had planted in the park in previous days.

State terrorism triggered the revolt. Despite the violent repression of the police, more 
and more people joined the protesters in the square who resisted. After days of 
uninterrupted fighting, in which the police used an harder and more violent repression, at 
4 p.m of 1st June, the tanks began to withdraw from Taksim Square, the riot police cordons 
retreated and abandoned the square.

The resistance of more than a million protesters and the solidarity practiced in the 
streets, forced the police to retreat. The square is still controlled by protesters, in 
other districts of Istanbul and in dozens of other cities continue clashes and protests. 
By now it is an mass revolt against the authoritarian and conservative government led by 
the Prime Minister Erdo?an A revolt against state terrorism and against the devastation of 
capitalism.

Environmental and social devastation, repression and authoritarianism, the increasingly 
fierce conditions of labor exploitation, religious oppression imposed by the government, 
the attack on the freedom of women, nationalist propaganda and interventionism in Syria, 
are factors of discontent in Turkey who blew up a real mass uprising.

The anarchists are involved in the movement throughout Turkey, they are present in the 
resistance in the streets and they are defending the demonstrators.

At this time the revolt is still in place and in dozens of cities massive demonstrations 
are still going on. Police brutality does not stop. It is not yet clear what is the number 
of the dead. A young man was killed in Ankara by a gunshot to the head at point-blank shot 
by the police, other three victims have been confirmed. Those arrested and wounded are now 
incalculable.

For this reason it is important to promote international solidarity everywhere, denounce 
state terrorism in Turkey, support those who fight for freedom.

In Turkey, Italy, Spain, Greece, and in every part of the world, unite in the fight!

We support the protest movements in Turkey against the capitalist devastation, the terror 
of the State and religious oppression.

Solidarity! Dayan??ma!

International Relations Commission of the Italian Anarchist Federation (I.F.A.)

Web : federazioneanarchica.org