Taksim massacre
The Taksim Massacre (known as Kanlı 1 Mayıs - Bloody May 1 in Turkey ) was a Labor Day event that killed over 34 people, wounded 136 people and 453 people on May 1, 1977 in Istanbul's Taksim Square were arrested. The case has not yet been fully resolved.
background
In the Ottoman Empire , the first Labor Day celebration took place in Skopje in 1909 . It was first celebrated in Istanbul in 1912. There were no celebrations between 1928 and 1975. On May 1, 1976 DİSK organized the first mass meeting on Taksim Square.
Even before the meeting, the Turkish press prophesied that Labor Day 1977 could end with blood. The leadership of DİSK, which supported the Workers 'Party of Turkey ( Türkiye İşçi Partisi TİP), the Socialist Workers' Party of Turkey ( Türkiye Sosyalist İşçi Partisi TSİP) and the then illegal Communist Party of Turkey ( Türkiye Komünist Partisi TKP), had the participation of so-called Maoist block prohibited (which at the same time under names such as the liberation of the people , the path of the people and unity of the people acted). It was previously believed that rioting could occur between these groups.
The massacre
Organized by DİSK, up to 500,000 people from various provinces in Turkey came to Istanbul on May 1st, 1977 to celebrate Labor Day on Taksim Square. The square was overcrowded, so the crowd poured into the surrounding areas. Hundreds of thousands had gathered in Beşiktaş and were preparing for the march.
When DİSK chairman Kemal Türkler gave a speech, the streets were still full of people, so the entry was extended until 7 p.m. When Türkler finished his speech, three shots were fired, causing panic among the crowds. People from the Intercontinental Hotel (now the Marmara Hotel ) and in the Sular İdaresi (Water Authority) building fired automatic weapons into the crowd, causing armored vehicles to move. Some people lay where they were, others ran away, were huddled in corners and rolled over by armored vehicles.
consequences
Investigations have not yet led to a final result. But as early as May 7, 1977, Prime Minister Bülent Ecevit declared at a public meeting of his Republican People's Party (CHP) in Izmir that the counter-guerrilla had been involved in the incidents.
Such a high number of participants could not be reached at any May celebration. After the military coup of September 12, 1980 , May rallies were banned for eight years.
literature
- Korhan Atay: 1 Mayıs 1977 İşçi Bayramı Neden ve Nasıl Kana Bulandı? Metis Yayınları, 2013.
- Nail Güreli : 1 Mayıs 1977 Türkiye Devrimcilerinin 'İki 1 Mayıs' Belgeseli. Ozan Yayıncılık, 2006-
- Barış Yetkin: Kırılma Noktası 1 Mayıs 1977 Olayı. Otopsi Yayınları, 2005.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ertugul Mavioglu, Ruhi Sanyer: 30 yıl sonra kanlı 1 Mayıs (3). In: Radical . May 1, 2007, accessed July 1, 2008 (Turkish).
- ↑ a b c Ertugul Mavioglu, Ruhi Sanyer: 30 yıl sonra kanlı 1 Mayıs (2). (No longer available online.) In: Radikal. April 30, 2007, archived from the original on September 30, 2007 ; Retrieved July 1, 2008 (Turkish). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Ertugul Mavioglu, Ruhi Sanyer: 30 yıl sonra kanlı 1 Mayıs (8). In: Radical. May 6, 2007, accessed July 1, 2008 (Turkish).
