Disproportional force of the state for Gezi

I have taken a look at the pro-government media. They are extremely happy with the balance sheet of “the first anniversary of Gezi.” The state has demonstrated its power. The incidents that erupted in a few places were suppressed.

How many people did it take for “the police of the powerful” to suppress these incidents? They are boasting about it, big time.

That day, 25,000 police were on duty.

They were on duty with their TOMAs (water cannon vehicle), tear gas, tons of water, plastic bullets and also real bullets that it has proven it does not spare, and the rock-hard powerful Tuesday rhetoric… 

The deepest form of state on duty: 25,000 people were assigned that day…

What does this mean?

Let us explain what this means with a simple comparison.

It was the year 2008 and the Republic of Turkey had had it up to here. They were coming from North Iraq, attacking and escaping to back to whence they came.

The powerful, which is keen in going down to the essence of everything, launched a military operation in North Iraq to enter the home of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK). It was a cross-border operation. 

The army of the Republic of Turkey started one of the biggest operations in its history against the PKK.  
Troops crossed the border. War started.

Now, it is six years after this…

Just guess how many troops took part in this cross-border operation?

10,000… I am repeating in writing, “ten thousand.”

Imagine that a state is fighting in one of its most important cross-border operations with 10,000 of its troops, but needs 25,000 people to suppress a celebration being held by a bunch of...