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Istanbul in war

Fascists and state work together!

March 13th, 1995 - 18.00 p.m.

Today 10.000 people have taken to the streets in Istanbul protesting 
against fascist attacks and not being supported by the police. In an 
district in Istanbul, in Gazi Mahalles, where live mainly Kurds, Alevits 
und people from Anatolia there robbed a group of konterguerilla an 
March 12th at 21.00p.m. a taxi, carried off the driver, went by this taxi 
to Gazi Mahalle and fired an four coffeshops and on one cakeshop. At 
this attack 25 people have been hurtes and a 70 year old man has been 
killed. The fascists killed the taxidriver too. Although there is a police-
station nearbay (200m). The police appeard a half an hour later after 
this crime. That is an obvious proof for the support of the police for the 
attackers.

20.000 people demonstrated thereupon, they started a fire, built 
barricades and attacked the police station. The police opened the fire 
and killed two people.




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Around noon again two people have been killed by the police - a woman 
and a 14year old boy. The police imposed a curfew, nobody is allowed to 
enter the district.
Party leaders are not anymore accepted by the inhabitants of this 
quaters because they dont work for the interests of them. They try to 
show this incident who is an attack of the fascists together with the 
police to be a religious war.

March 13th, 1995, at 21.00p.m.

Army and police start the fire!
Tanks against the people!
In the last night there have been demonstrations in other districts. They 
shouted out slogans like: "We are the people, we are right, we will win!" 
and "Long live Gazi resistence!"

At 15.00p.m. the police started the fire from tanks against the people. 
The number of deadly victims rised to ten, there has been many hurted 
persons too. Until evening police and army have massacred 17 people. 
Representives of the government exploited cynically "Thats an action 
of enemies of the state who want to prevent the customs union with 
Europe"

March 15th, 1995
In Ankara there has been a demonstration of 10.000 people, where 
three people were killed.
Thousands of people demonstrate in many quaters in Istanbul.
In Gazi still 10.000 people fight behind the barricades. A commitee for 
defence against fascism was grounded. For dismantling the barricades 
they demanded:
1. the retreat of the army and the police
2. the handing over of the bodys of the killed comrades
3. medical care for hurted people
4. the release of the detained
5. stop of the looting and vandalizing

Appeal for a delegation to Istanbul Gaziosmanpasa. If you are interested 
please answer immediately because the departure has to be as soon as 
possible for trying to prevent a massacre still more horrible!


March 13th, 1995, at 21.00 p.m.____m
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