Protests across the country have been met with heavy police repression. Turkish police have used rubber bullets, teargas and water cannons to disperse crowds and quash resistance. Perhaps the most disturbing image has been the one of Yusuf Yerkel, an advisor to Erdogan, taking aim for a running kick at a protester who was being held by riot police. A one-day strike was called on 15 May by the major trade unions. Further and greater industrial action is what is needed to bring down the Erdogan government that callously murders workers in the pursuit of profit.
Posted on: Sat, 24 May 2014 08:28:06 +0000
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