THE GEZI REVOLT

THE GEZI REVOLT PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY RESISTANCE AGAINST NEOLIBERAL CAPITALISM IN TURKEY Ulaş Başar Gezgin (Ed.) Kemal İnal (Ed.) & Dave Hill (Ed.) CONTENTS Preface by Gezgin, Inal & Dave Preface (2013) by Inal PART 1. THE GEZI RESISTANCE & THE LEFT Kemal Inal: Gezi: Definition, Agents and Roles Melih Pekdemir: “Gezi” Experience and Nonconventional Opposition Selma Gürkan: This is the Beginning, the Struggle Continues Oya Ersoy: June Revolt, 2013: In the Streets, By the People Nejla Kurul: The Gezi Uprising: Rebellion Replaces Submission Alper Taş: Gezi Has Opened a New Path PART 2. THE GEZI RESISTANCE & THE ACADEMIA Nuray Sancar: The June Resistance: Appearance vs. Content             Sibel Özbudun: Why The Anger, Why The Rage? (Or Who Is The “Bogyman?”) Temel Demirer: 11 Notes for Gezi/ Kızılay/ Gündoğdu (and so on) Ulaş Başar Gezgin: Gezi Revolt and Education: What Have We Learned From Gezi and What Else Can We Learn From Now On? Ulaş Başar Gezgin: The Political Psychology of the Gezi Resistance: From the Political Psychology of the Oppressor to the Political Psychology of the Oppressed Ulaş Başar Gezgin: Wikipedization of the Gezi Park Resistance and the Rashomon Effect: When An Intifada Gets Mummified As An Encyclopedia Entry PART 3. GEZI TESTIMONIES AND BEYOND Ali Çetin: Scenes from Ankara Gezi (Resistance) Seda Başer: I am a Woman. I Resist. Selim Yalçıner: The Gezi Resistance : Massification One By One On the Planet Özden Aras & Ozan Kaya: Forums After Gezi Resistance: Achievements, Failures, Hopes Derya Ünlü: Resistance is the Cure PART 4. GEZI & INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY Dave Hill: Gezi: Reflections and Reactions Peter McLaren: Turkey at the Crossroads Kostas Skordoulis: After the Taksim Revolt: A Balance Sheet Peter Mayo: Conservative-Neoliberal Alliance and Popular Resistance in Turkey The Uprising in Turkey Panagiotis Sotiris: The New ‘Age Of Insurrections’ And The Challenges For the Left: (Thoughts On The Aftermath Of The Turkish Revolt) PART 5. GEZI INTERVIEWS Korkut Boratav: A Matured Class Based Contumacy… David Harvey: On Why Struggles over Urban Space Matter Seyla Ben Habib: The Gezi Park Protests and the Future of Turkish Politics Tariq Ali: Flames of Resistance and Hope in Turkey  Makbule Cengiz: My Blood Type is Written On my Arm Soccer Fan Groups: Soccers Fan Groups React Upon Political Cheering Ban Kemal İnal: We Don’t Need To Wait the Transformation of the Factories Ulaş Başar Gezgin: Welcome To The World of Struggles BIOGRAPHIES OF THE CONTRIBUTORS