Three children were detained by police when they shouted the slogan “Berkin Elvan is immortal” in honor of a 15-year-old who was killed by officers during the Gezi Park revolt, at an official celebration for April 23 Children’s Day in Istanbul’s Haliç neighborhood.
Everyday nearly 3 million people visit Istiklal Avenue which was called Cadde-i Kebir (Grand Avenue) during the Ottoman Period
In a free environment humour is the gate to peoples heart
In dictatorships it is the biggest weapon against the opressors
And the fastest path to hell on earth
Peace to the huts, Fire for the palaces!
They must have just left the Iraqi Embassy to East Germany (German Democratic Republic or GDR) with no notice at all. “We’re leaving. Pack your bags and get out!” They didn’t even bother to clear their desks. Almost 20 years later the telephones, rusty typewriters and telex machines still sit on desks, along with manuals and lists of phone numbers. There was even toilet paper still on a roll beside the smashed up cistern!
If you still think, Germans have a lack of humour get to know “Superpenner” (Superhomeless), the Superhero of a Comicstrip published in the homeless-magazine “Strassenfeger” (Streetsweeper).