Taksim, The "Tree Revolution" chronicle
General Information
- Original Title
- Taksim, chronique de la révolution des arbres
- Author/Creator
- Béranger, Jo, director.
- Language
- English, Turkish.
- Subtitles
- English
- Published
- France, 2015.
- Physical Description
- DVD-ROM (52 min.)
- Digital ver. identifier
- HU_OSA_00005715
Contents/Summary
- Summary
- In May 2013, a dozen tree defenders launched a protest movement at the heart of Istanbul’s Gezi Park on Taksim Square with an aim to conquer Turkey and oppose the authoritarian establishment. Fiercely opposing this eruption of freedom, Prime Minister Erdogan sent in numerous police convoys armed with tear gas and water cannons resulting in thousands of injuries including six deaths. To this day Erdogan continues this politics of fear, still spreading lies and twisting news to try and disband the opposition movement. The fight of the çapulku (meaning “vagrants”) – as Erdogan calls them – is born from a long-lasting fight against replacing entire boroughs in Istanbul with American-style buildings and shopping centres: Gezi Park’s fate as conceived by Erdogan. Against this destruction of Istanbul, the people of Taksim stood up and yelled: “The park belongs to us, Istanbul belongs to us.”
Bibliographic Information
- Title Translation
- Taksim, The "Tree Revolution" chronicle
- Library Special Collection
- Verzio Film Festival Submission
Holdings
| Item Type | Current Location | Call Number | Status | Shelving Location | Public Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DVD-ROM | OSA Film Library | FL Record 3966 | Available | - | - |
| Digital film | OSA Film Library | FL Record 3966 (HU_OSA_00005715.mp4) | Available | Access Copy, MP4 format |