The following text is a free translation of “Bir Eylemci İçin Sokak Rehberi” published anonymously in Fraksiyon on April 30th, 2012. It is aimed at providing a list of suggestions for protesters. Never forget that the state uses psychological violence for preventing you from going to the street. Trust your companions and feel your …
Category: Translation
May 11
How to Confront Police Violence
The following text is a free translation of “1 Mayıs’ta cop, gaz ve panzere karşı koyma rehberi” by Onur Erem, published in Birgün newspaper’s website on April 30th, 2013. The original Turkish article aims at providing protesters with basic information on how to deal with police violence. >> Health responsible:Being exposed to different physical attacks …
May 03
4 + 4 + 4 Why “Religionization” of Public Education is Harmful – Özgür Düşünce Hareketi
Editorial note: This article, “4+4+4 Dinselleşen Eğitim Sisteminin Zararları” (Part 1 and Part 2) was written collectively by Özgür Düşünce Hareketi (Free Thought Movement) in Turkey. It makes a thorough analysis of the recent transformations in the Turkish education system. We, Out for Beyond, decided to take this opportunity to provide an account of …
Aug 14
Labor rights in Turkey: Trade Union Act, The Anatomy of a Lie – Kıvanç Eliaçık
This article is a free translation of the Turkish original (“Sendikalar Yasası: Bir Yalanın Anatomisi”) published in Bianeton July 18th, 2012. The author of the article, Kıvanç Eliaçık, is the director of the international relations office in DİSK, the Confederation of Progressive Trade Unions of Turkey. If a trade union that collaborates with …
Aug 01
Very close to Syria – Ragıp Duran
This article is a shortened translation of the Turkish original “Suriye’ye çok yakın…” by Ragıp Duran, published in Birdirbir.org on 11 July 2012. We mean this translation to be a continuation of an article series about Syria, which you can follow using the Syria label. In Antioch, Iskenderun or Samandağ, the people are …
Jul 29
Syria issue. Samandağ reflections: Zero neighbors, zero ministers, lots of problems – Ragıp Duran
This article is translated from the Turkish original “Samandağ izlenimleri: Sıfır komşu, sıfır bakan, çok sorun” by Ragıp Duran, published in Birdirbir.orgon 18 July 2012. We mean this translation to be a continuation of an article series about Syria, the first of which can be found here. We went to Samandağ1for the “Evvel …
Jul 25
Turkey: From Iraq to Syria – Bülent Kale
This article is translated from the Turkish original “Türkiye: Irak’tan Suriye’ye” by Bülent Kale, published in Bianet‘s Turkish website on 5 July 2012. Nine years ago in 2003, when Turkey applied to NATO in accordance with Article 4 before the Iraq Occupation; NATO sent five Patriot air defense systems and three AWACS aircrafts …
Apr 07
Health Care Reforms in Turkey – 5: “The Final Declaration of the Grand Right-to-Health Assembly of Turkey”
As part of our responsibility of providing English information on Turkey with a political perspective that is compatible with our stance, we started a series of translations of news items and articles on the transformations in the health care system in Turkey. You can reach the previous items by following the Health Care Reforms …
Apr 03
Health Care Reforms in Turkey – 4: “The Proceedings in the Health Sector and The Emerging Risks” – Ayşe Buğra, Volkan Yılmaz (Part 2)
As part of our responsibility of providing English information on Turkey with a political perspective that is compatible with our stance, we started a series of translations of news items and articles on the transformations in the health care system in Turkey. This is the second and last part of the political analysis (“Sağlık’ta Alınan …
Mar 30
Health Care Reforms in Turkey – 3: “The Proceedings in the Health Sector and The Emerging Risks” – Ayşe Buğra, Volkan Yılmaz (Part 1)
As part of our responsibility of providing English information on Turkey with a political perspective that is compatible with our stance, we start a series of translations of news items and articles on the transformations in the health care system in Turkey. After the first two news items that introduced the current political situation, we continue …