Call from Intellectual about May Day in Taksim Square
Intellectuals called governorship of İstanbul and the government authorities related in the banning over Taksim Square.
114 intellectuals including the artists, journalists and academicians signed under the text of call.
The declaration of May 1 as public holiday is interpreted as a gain in the text saying that “Taksim square identified with the May Day since 1976. For this reason, we demand opening of Taksim Square for May Day celebrations. We don’t behave stubbornly, we demand our natural right back. Taksim square is open to all kind of demonstrations except May Day. 36 people have been murdered there in 1977 by the dark forces. For this reason, Taksim Square has a very special historical meaning for democratic forces of Turkey as well as working classes.”
“Squares and places in the cities find a place in collective memories of the people. Opening of Taksim Square after 30 years banning will contribute to the peace and negotiation processes.”
Signaturers as follows:
Ahmet Ersoy (Academician)
Ahmet İsvan (Former Municipal Mayor.)
Ahmet Oktay (Author)
Ali Baykal (Academician)
Ali Kerem Saysel (Academician)
Aslı Tolun (Academician)
Aydın Engin (Journalist)
Ayla Gürsoy (Academician)
Ayla Yıldırım (Educationist)
Ayşe Batumlu (Lawyer)
Ayşe Buğra (Academician)
Ayşe Düzkan (Journalist)
Ayşe Erzan (Academician)
Ayşen Candaş Bilgen (Academician)
Ayten Akbayram (Artist)
Baskın Oran (Academician)
Berna Yeşilyurt (Artist)
Bilge Contepe (Co-chairman of Greens of Turkey)
Bilgesu Erenus (Author)
Biray Kolluoğlu (Academician)
Burhan Şenatalar (Academician)
Büşra Ersanlı (Academician)
Celal Başlangıç (Journalist)
Cezmi Ersöz (Artist)
Cihat Aral (Academician)
Cüneyt Cebenoyan (Journalist)
Deniz Koçak (Artist)
Didem Olkun (Turizmci)
E. Ahmet Tonak (Academician)
Edip Akbayram (Artist)
Elmas Dereci (İletişim Müdürü)
Emel Çelebi (Artist)
Ercan Karakaş (SODEV/ Foundation for Social Democracy)
Erdal Karayazgan (Journalist)
Ergin Cinmen (Lawyer)
Erol Katırcıoğlu (Academician)
Erol Kızılelma (SODEV/ Foundation for Social Democracy)
Erol Köroğlu (Academician)
Ertuğrul Mavioğlu (Journalist)
Esra Mungan (Academician)
Eşber Yağmurdereli (Lawyer)
Fatma Gök (Academician)
Ferhunde Özbay (Academician)
Ferit Öztürk (Academician)
Feyyaz Yaman (Artist)
Fikret Adaman (Academician)
Fuat Keyman (Academician)
Genco Erkal (Artist)
Gençay Gürsoy (Academician)
Gülhan Hoştürk Türkay (Academician)
Günay Atalayer (Academician)
Huri Özdoğan (Academician)
Hülya Kirmanoğlu (Academician)
İbrahim Çiftçioğlu (Artist)
İzzettin Önder (Academician)
Koray Çalışkan (Academician)
Lütfiye Eroğlu (Academician)
Mebuse Tekay (Lawyer)
Mehmet Türkay (Academician)
Melda Tunçay (Academician)
Melek Güregenli (Academician)
Melek Özman (Artist)
Merdan Yanardağ (Journalist)
Metin Bakkalcı (Human Rights Foundation of Turkey)
Mithat Sancar (Academician)
Miyase İlknur (Journalist)
Murat Çelikkan (Journalist)
Murat Erbaş (Engineer)
Mustafa Sütlaş (Academician)
Müjde Ar (Artist)
Nalan Yıldırım (Yayıncı)
Nesrin Sungur (Academician)
Nejat Yavaşoğulları (Artist)
Nihal Saban (Academician)
Nihat Falay (Academician)
Nuray Uzunören (Academician)
Nurhan Yentürk (Academician)
Nurşen Yıldırım (Trade-UNIONist)
Oğuz Uğur Olca (Lawyer)
Onur Caymaz (Author)
Orhan Alkaya (Artist)
Oya Baydar (Author)
Oya Köymen (Academician)
Öget Öktem Tanör (Academician)
Özdemir Aktan (Academician)
Özlem Öz (Academician)
Rauf Kösemen (Artist)
Refik Baysal (Academician)
Reis Çelik (Director)
Reşit Canbeyli (Academician)
Rezzan Tunçay (Academician)
Saim Tokaçoğlu (Journalist)
Selcan Kaynak (Academician)
Sermet Koç (Academician)
Sevda Bulduk (Academician)
Suavi (Artist)
Şaban Dayanan (Human Rights activist)
Şahika Yüksel (Academician)
Şemsa Özar (Academician)
Şule Toktaş (Academician)
Tanıl Bora (Author)
Tarık Akan (Artist)
Tarık Günersel (PEN Authors’ Association, Chairman of Turkey Branch)
Turgut Kazan (Lawyer)
Turgut Tarhanlı (Academician)
Tülay Çellek (Academician)
Ufuk Uras (Deputy)
Ülkü Azrak (Academician)
Yaman Yıldız (Engineer)
Yaşar Kemal (Author)
Yaşar Seyman (Trade-UNIONist/Author)
Zeynep Tanbay (Artist)
Zeynep Gambetti (Academician)
Zülfü Livaneli (Artist-Author)
