Halk TV reaction in Foça: We will neither retreat nor remain silent

The police raid on Halk TV and the trustee application were protested in Foça district of Izmir. Citizens gathered at Nihat Dirim Peace and Democracy Square with the call of Foça Labor and Democracy Forces and shouted slogans such as "Free Press Cannot Be Silenced", "Shoulder to Shoulder Against Fascism" and "The Day Will Come, Times Will Return and AKP Will Be Accountable to the People".

Canan Gedik from Foça Women for Peace Initiative read the press release, which pointed out that the operation's current agenda was fund profiteering, Ekrem İmamoğlu's statement, and US President Trump's statements about Türkiye.

CENSORSHIP DOES NOT COVER THE FUND EXTRACTION

Arguing that censorship cannot cover the fund theft, Canan Gedik said, "All these have led to the government's obligation to silence the opponents altogether. In scandals that governments would fall into dozens of times in a democratic country, the AKP government is trying to cover up all these disgraces instead of being held accountable. What needs to be done is not censorship of the press and the public; the full list of the names of the political, bureaucratic and AKP capital in the fraud called Fonzi should be published - completely. Political cases should be terminated, political prisoners should be released." "It should be released and an apology should be made," he said.

“YOU WILL NOT SILENCE US”

Underlining that the oppression policies will continue, Gedik said, "You will not let go of the stick of censorship and politicized judiciary. Even if you black out all the media or close all social media channels, you will not be able to silence us. We will neither retreat nor remain silent. The efforts of your oppressive administration are in vain. We will shout out your government's oppression, corruption and crimes everywhere, under all circumstances."

Recalling the practices experienced under the AKP government, Gedik said, "We will not forget the murders of women, workplace murders, the students who died and became disabled in the slavery system called MESEM, the unprotected children, the destroyed nature, the slaughtered stray animals, your lawlessness, your corruption, your raving fundraisers, and we will shout these to your face at every opportunity. But let us promise you; we will ensure that you are tried fairly."