12 Haziran 2013 Çarşamba

Democracy in Turkey/multimedia (2nd semester)

Look carefully at this picture. They are about recent resistance in Turkey. One is from local television channel and the other is from foreign channel called CNN International. 
Nowadays, "Gezi Park" in Istanbul is facing destruction by the government to build a new shopping center. The citizens are against it and they are are rising up in all parts of Turkey. Receiving orders from the authorities,the police in Turkey keep on harming the activists by tear gas and water cannons. Every day a lot of people living in different regions in Turkey are getting together and protesting the government and its destructive method triggering violence in the country. At first sight, you may not make a connection between democracy and this event in our country. But the recent resistance by the citizens is because of not only a park but our rights that are taken from us. For instance, today we can not celebrate our national occasions,violence on women is increasing day by day and a lot of is suffering from poverty. At this point, it is definitely fair to demand more democracy in all areas. 


Let's look at the picture again. While such violence is at advanced stage in our country, foreign media is broadcasting more objectively compared to local media. Our media is not reflecting the scenes as it must be and it supports the strategies of the government. Despite a lot of injuries and death,the government still avoid taking a step back.It persistently ignore the citizens of Republic of Turkey. I hope this excessive violence of both the government and the police will stop and the citizens' demands will be satisfied.

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