Occupy Gezi: Sparking Turkey’s Media Reform Movement?
The whole world has been watching Occupy Gezi since at least last week. Well, not on Turkish mainstream media though. “Revolution” cannot be televised in Turkey, as the mainstream media remained utterly silent on the Gezi Park crowd, masses in the streets, and, most importantly, police brutality in the most heated four days of the anti-government protests. A media system dominated by a few owners that secure financial reward through an incestuous relationship with the government has failed people (again) when they needed it most. In the midst of such disappointment, however, has emerged a growing popular protest that promises to challenge the existing media policy and journalism practices in Turkey.
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