They are young and determined. They only knew ” him “as they call it. He, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, head of the country for more than twenty-two years, a page they say they want to urgently turn. This handful of young people was on the initiative of the Fronde which sparked the spectacular emblaisher of the country, where hundreds of thousands of people have been going down in the streets for six days. Since the arrest on Wednesday, March 19, at his home, of the mayor of Istanbul Ekrem Imamoglu, member of the very Kemalist and Liberal Republican Party of the People (CHP), Bane and Principal Rival of the Head of State.
There is Deniz (all names have been changed at their request), 18, a first year student in the Communication Faculty at the University of Istanbul. Baris, 20, son of a teacher and student in political science at the University of Galatasaray. Ebru, also 20, registered in sociology at the University of Bosphorus. And Eda, 22, in medicine in the private faculty Yeditepe.
Generation committed
They have known each other for a few years. Meetings in the GA of leftist parties, participation in symposia and meetings for the defense of women's rights, workers, precarious people: all four are part of this committed generation, more radicalized intellectually. They are members or close to the Student Sol Genç (left -wing youth) and the various very active student platforms in campuses.
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Source: Lemonde