(Re)Considering the Labor Movement in Turkey

Around mid-afternoon on 1 May 2004 I left the safe confines of Ankara’s wealthy Çankaya neighborhood, where the Turkish President’s residence is located, and headed for the May Day rally being held across the city at Sihhiye Square. In Kızılay I saw the first of many police barricades – armored veh...

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izdano v:URI:https://journals.openedition.org/ejts,
Glavni avtor: Mello, Brian
Format: Article ou chapitre numérique
Jezik:Français
Izdano: European journal of Turkish studies 2010
Online dostop:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Izvleček:Around mid-afternoon on 1 May 2004 I left the safe confines of Ankara’s wealthy Çankaya neighborhood, where the Turkish President’s residence is located, and headed for the May Day rally being held across the city at Sihhiye Square. In Kızılay I saw the first of many police barricades – armored vehicles lined up in rows along Atatürk Boulevard and dozens of police officers standing in formidable ranks at the edge of Güven Park. Just before reaching the square, I could see and hear the rally ...