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The voices of those who lost their loved ones: 1 May '77 and impunity e-book was published in Turkish and English on April 6, 2021. The video of the work is also released now.
bianet's work titled "The Voices of Those Who Lost Their Loved Ones / 1 May 1977 and Impunity" started on May Day 2020 and was completed on January 26, 2021.
In the video
The video edited by actor and director Okan Avcı and produced by Alarga Film begins with the narration of loved ones of those who lost their lives.
The loved ones of those who lost their lives who gave life to the video with their voices, in order, are: Ercüment Gürkut's friend Nedim Gürsel, Rasim Elmas' daughter Birsen Kement, Bayram Eyi's son Zeki Eyi and Hikmet Özkürkçü's daughter Behiye Özkürkçü.
The May 1st anthem sung by Cem Kara plays in the background. Endless thanks to Emrah Karaca, who made contributions for the use of the anthem, and Sarper Özsan, its composer.
In the e-book
The first of the two parts of the book includes Tuğçe Yılmaz's interviews with the loved ones of those who lost their lives and the second part includes articles by Confederation of Progressive Trade Unions of Turkey (DİSK) chairs Süleyman Çelebi, Kani Beko, former DİSK secretary-general Fehmi Işıklar and Education and Science Workers' Union (Eğitim-Sen) Chair Nejla Kurul and Emel Aktürk on what happened on May 1, 1977 and impunity.
1 Mayıs '77 Kayıplarını Yakınları Anlatıyor / 1 Mayıs '77 ve Cezasızlık
1 May '77 The Voices of Those Who Lost Their Loved Ones / 1 May '77 and Impunity
Confederation of Public Employees' Trade Unions (KESK) Term Chair Sami Evren brought that year to today with his article titled "Turkey- Political Panorama of 1977."
The e-book can be read and saved on bianet.
The stories of 27 people
With this work, 27 people who lost their lives in Takim on that day are no longer just numbers. They join us with their short lives, jobs, joblessness, poorness, those whom they loved, songs, books, with what their loved ones from all around the country.
Six teachers, seven students with one 11-year-old, 16 workers, three health workers, one police officer, with their deaths, show who participates in Workers' Days and the reversed reality.
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The ones whose loved ones we could talk to: Ahmet Gözükara (34, teacher), Ali Sidal (18, worker), Bayram Çıtak (37, teacher), Bayram Eyi (50, construction worker), Diran Nigiz (34, worker), Ercüment Gürkut (27, university student), Hacer İpek Saman (24, university student), Hamdi Toka (35, Seyyar Satıcı), Hasan Yıldırım (31, Uzel worker), Hikmet Özkürkçü (39, teacher), Hüseyin Kırkın (26, worker), Jale Yeşilnil (17, high school student), Kadir Balcı (35, salesperson), Kıymet Kocamış (Kadriye Duman, 25, hemşire), Kahraman Alsancak (29, Uzel worker), Kenan Çatak (30, teacher), Mahmut Atilla Özbelen (26, worker-university student), Mustafa Elmas (33, teacher), Mehmet Ali Genç (60, guard), Mürtezim Oltulu (42, worker), Nazan Ünaldı (19, university student), Nazmi Arı (26, police officer), Niyazi Darı (24, worker-university student), Ömer Narman (31, teacher), Rasim Elmas (41, cinema laborer), Sibel Açıkalın (18, university student), Ziya Baki (29, Uzel worker). The ones whose loved ones we did/could not talk to: Aleksandros Konteas (57, worker), Bayram Sürücü (worker), Garabet Akyan (54, worker), Hatice Altun (21), Leyla Altıparmak (19, hemşire), Meral Cebren Özkol (43, nurse), Mustafa Ertan (student), Ramazan Sarı (11, primary school student) The ones only the names of whom are known: Ali Yeşilgül, Mehmet Ali Kol, Özcan Gürkan, Tevfik Beysoy, Yücel Elbistanlı The one whose name is unknown: A 35-year-old man |
