A-Platform writes

"On the 31st of December, in Marmara University campus, Goztepe - Kadikoy, Anarchist, Islamic, Socialist and Kurdish groups protested together US war on Iraq. App. 500 people participated in the demonstration chanting slogans “No War in Iraq”, “Don’t Kill, Don’t Let Kill, Don’t Corrupt Your Conscience”, “Murderer Sharon, Murderer Bush”, “Afghanistan, Palestine, Chechenia, Halepçe, Iraq, No War”, “Resisting People Will Gain Victory”. The demonstrators rallied around the university with banners in Arabic, Kurdish, English and Turkish against war, they came to the main entrance of the university and read the release against war. During the demonstration, Ozgur Hayat photographer was detained and police captured the photos.
Anarchists’ participation in the demo was crowded and enthusiastic. Especially many slogans enchanted by all groups were the ones anarchists use in their own demos.

It must be noted that participation of Islamic youth groups was very important as a ‘muslim democrat’ party (Justice and Development Party) is in power and will decide to be with US in war on Iraq or not. Besides this is the most effective demo organized in this campus for many years. And anarchists’ impact on the organization is very important for the development of the anarchist movement in Turkey.

On the 24th of December, Anarchist Youth Federation made a demonstration against war and capitalism in Rumeli Hisarustu – Istanbul. (Rumeli Hisarustu is a suburb, but at the same time the most important university, Bosphorus University, which educates the executive officers of the system is there.) Around 60 anarchists rallied in the main road with a banner “NO WAR”, chanting slogans “No War!”, “Capitalism Kills in War and Peace”, “Don’t Kill, Don’t Let Kill, Don’t Corrupt Your Conscience”, “No Bread, No Peace! No Justice, No Peace!”. With flames and breads in their hands, anarchists blocked the main road and distributed leaflets. Anarchists entered Bosphorus University, disabling the security which tried to attack the demonstrators. They rallied through the campus, chanting “Earth, Commune, Freedom!” A university proffessor tried to crash the demonstrators by his car, but anarchists blocked his way. With flames in their hands, they came to the square of the campus chanting “If we fight we can prevent the war”. In the main part of the campus, anarchists burned the flags of multi-national corporations (BP and Shell), shouting “capitalism kills in war by guns and bombs, in peace by famine and poverty”. They ended the demonstration by burning Uncle Sam puppet and hanging another one on a tree. When anarchists left the campus, the flags were still burning on the ground and there was a hung Uncle Sam on the tree."