From Footbal To Revolt.

       I suppose one event that showed the unity of the Turkish people's protest was the coming together of those bitter rivals Fenerbahce, Galasaray and Besiktas. They battled on and off the pitch, but on this occasion they come out united and joined with the people against the Turkish state.

 From Jenk K
      Football is beyond everything else in Turkey. Fenerbahce, Galatasaray and Besiktas fans got together and marched to Taksim square to support Gezi Park protests in Istanbul on June 8th 2013. For many years these football fans have never participated in social act as a whole. This is a historical moment is now called the march of Istanbul United.

Credits to Bulut Brothers who shared this remarkable footage with me.

Fenerbahce, Galatasaray, Besiktas fans gathering to support Taksim Gezi Park protests. from Jenk K on Vimeo.

The latest from the streets of Istanbul as reported in The Guardian:

       Thousands of people took to the streets of Istanbul overnight on Sunday, erecting barricades and starting bonfires, after riot police used teargas and water cannons to clear the protest camp at the centre of Turkey's anti-government unrest.

        In a night of chaotic violence large areas of the city around the now symbolic area of Gezi Park were engulfed in plumes of tear gas, while protesters opposed to the government of Turkey's prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan attempted to push back to the city's central Taksim Square.

       The continuing protest through the night, and calls for fresh demonstrations at 4pm on Sunday suggested that despite the clearing of the encampment in the park, Turkey's crisis was far from over.

      In the immediate aftermath of the police operation trade unionists called for a national strike on Monday.

Rear the full article HERE.

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