content tagged with 1 may 1977 and impunity

The untried court years of 1 May 1977

1 MAY 1977 AND IMPUNITY/TUĞÇE YILMAZ

The untried court years of 1 May 1977

The trial of 98 people, including leaders of DİSK (Confederation of Progressive Trade Unions of Turkey), mentioned in the 1 May 1977 indictment prepared by the Istanbul Public Prosecutor's Office, began at the 2nd High Criminal Court, but...

17 June 2021 Tuğçe Yılmaz

It is vital that we remember, and keep the memory alive

1 MAY 1977 AND IMPUNITY/ARZU ÇERKEZOĞLU

It is vital that we remember, and keep the memory alive

Tracing the facts and history of this massacre 43 years after it happened sheds light upon the tunnel of darkness in which we now find ourselves. It makes it possible for us to remain steadfast on our path as we seek to establish a land of equality, freedom, peace, and fraternity, that is, a land and a world that put labour first.

15 June 2021 Arzu Çerkezoğlu

Finding the traces of a 43-year-old massacre

1 MAY 1977/TUĞÇE YILMAZ

Finding the traces of a 43-year-old massacre

How did I get started on this? How did I manage to contact the friends and relatives of those who lost their lives in Taksim 43 years ago? My connections, 27 lives, my age, doors not knocked upon... Impunity, lost files, unanswered applications, autopsy reports...

15 June 2021 Tuğçe Yılmaz

1 May 1977: Who is hiding the truth, and why?

1 MAY 1977 AND IMPUNITY/NEJLA KURUL

1 May 1977: Who is hiding the truth, and why?

Although almost half a century has passed, the truth behind the massacre of 1 May 1977 remains in the dark. Who were the people that committed this crime, and why? We shall see the day when life prevails over death!

14 June 2021 Nejla Kurul

Remembrance as a matter of dignity and the fight against impunity

1 MAY 1977 AND IMPUNITY/ EMEL ATAKTÜRK

Remembrance as a matter of dignity and the fight against impunity

In 43 years, the parties in power may have changed but the truth behind what happened has still not been brought to light and nothing has changed in terms of the policy of impunity. It is still unclear who opened fire that day. Why?

11 June 2021 Emel Ataktürk

'The perpetrators of the 1 May 1977 massacre got away with it'

1 MAY 1977 AND IMPUNITY/ SÜLEYMAN ÇELEBİ

'The perpetrators of the 1 May 1977 massacre got away with it'

Süleyman Çelebi, the former Chair of the Confederation of Progressive Trade Unions of Turkey (DİSK), speaks of his attempts to have 1 May 1977 investigated while he was an MP, but says that each of his proposals was rejected.

10 June 2021 Tuğçe Yılmaz

'If you can’t find the killers, you can’t remove the stain'

1 MAY 1977 AND IMPUNITY/ KANİ BEKO

'If you can’t find the killers, you can’t remove the stain'

Kani Beko, the former Chair of the Confederation of Progressive Trade Unions of Turkey (DİSK), speaks about the need to try the perpetrators of the 1 May 1977, saying that the stain of these incidents needs to be removed and the killers need to be found.

9 June 2021 Tuğçe Yılmaz

'The state is implicated in this crime, perpetrators must be put on trial'

1 MAY 1977 AND IMPUNITY/ FEHMİ IŞIKLAR

'The state is implicated in this crime, perpetrators must be put on trial'

Fehmi Işıklar, one of the organizers and directors of the 1 May 1977 rally, talks first about demonstrators’ enthusiasm, then the sounds of gunfire and the stampede that followed. He says that the state must find a way to absolve itself of this shame.

8 June 2021 Tuğçe Yılmaz