FB Post [Ahu Iltus]: Summary of this evening's events for English speakers

FB Post [Occupy Gezi]: Human Rights Association (Istanbul) tweets

FB Post [Occupy Gezi]: Tonight in Istanbul via https://twitter.com/pressout

Capturing Occupy Gezi

An incredible (mostly) daily account of the happenings in Istanbul along with some stunning photography. Highly recommend.

http://www.capturingoccupygezi.com/

The Tower: The Gezi Diaries - can we still call Turkey civilized? Some see it as a modern democracy with an Islamic tint, an improving, reforming country. But if you were in Istanbul during the last month and a half, you’d have seen something completely different: a violent, authoritarian, increasingly suppressive and brutal regime. Tales from the Dark Side, Turkish style. [by Claire Berlanski]

An incredibly pointed & very truthful account of the Turkish protests (aka police riots) by an American novelist & journalist who lives there. A little long, but an absolute must-read if you'd like to understand what's been happening and how the rest of the world plays a part.

http://www.thetower.org/article/the-gezi-diaries-erdogans-turkey-goes-medieval/

FB Post [Phillipos Firat Senol]: As police helicopters circle over my house, eliciting looks of fear, hatred & resignation, I find myself again trying to fill in the massive gaps the foreign media has left. ...

FB Post [Madison Bradshaw]: Message just received from a friend in Istanbul

Names learned to date of those detained/taken into police custody

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FB Post [Chapulling International]: For my friends all over the world - here are some highlights of what has been happening in Turkey for the last 2 days (June 15-16, 2013), please copy & share...

FB Post [Avital Livny]: I cried quietly on the boat over to Taksim tonight...

Image: Outcome to date of police brutality throughout Turkey [beginning 5/31/13 & thru 6/14/13]

FB Post [Murad Erdem]: As you might know for almost 2 weeks, Turkey has been in turmoil because the government has decided to 'deal' with a completely peaceful protest to protect the last remaining green area in the city, with extreme violence. ... The atrocities reached a new level as of today. ...

FB Post [Erk Subasi]: Dear friends all over the world, here comes today's issue of Turkish news...the government of Turkey, in collaboration with the police and the media, staged a theater play - with terrible actors - at Istanbul's Taksim Square early this morning. ...

FB Post [Asli Korkmaz Taylor]: The Turkish government turns nasty(er)! Government is staging a fake fight between the protestors and the police this morning. ...

Video (Vice): Tim Pool live streaming from Istanbul

Journalist Tim Pool is streaming live from Istanbul today where anti-government protests have been ongoing since last Friday. What began as a campaign against the city's plans to construct a shopping centre in a public park has escalated into a massive display of anger over the ruling party's neo-Islamist social agenda and religiously driven laws. Riot police have moved in with brutal force, using tear gas on tens of thousands of protesters. It is the largest civil uprising in the history of Turkey.

http://www.vice.com/en_uk/read/tim-pool-live-streaming-from-istanbul

FB Post [Esra Sarigedik]: Injury count - Istanbul as of 20:30 on June 11, 2013

FB Post [Işık via Lucas Thorpe]: A status update by a former Bilkent student, Işık, about her experiences in Ankara. Definitely worth reading in full.

FB Post [Bryan Nance]: Ever since I've lived in Turkey, I always felt that there was a slight heaviness to the people here. Before today, I never could figure out where that feeling came from, but now I know.

FB Post [Camila Rocha]: For foreign friends to get a better understanding where all this is going - full translation of Turkish PM Erdogan's speech [June 7, 2013]

FB Post [Yesim Ozsoy Gulan]: ATTENTION!!!