I’m really worried about the future of Turkey. Because I
have a daughter who is the same age as Berkin, and a
son who is the age as Ali Ismail Korkmaz. (Another
young person who was killed during the Gezi protests)
Alkaç, Fırat. “14’ünde ekmek almaya gitti, 15’inde bile dönemedi.” Hürriyet. 5 January 2014. 24 March 2014
Usta, Ayşegül. “Görgü tanıkları Berkin ellerini kaldırıp ekmek almaya gidiyorum dedi.” Hürriyet. 19 March 2014. 24
March 2014
“15-year-old Gezi victim Berkin Elvan dies after 269 days in
coma.” Hürriyet Daily News. 11 March 2014. 24 March
2014
“Elinde sapan var cebinde demir bilye.” Milliyet. 15 March
2014. 24 March 2014
Altunoğlu,Süleyman. “Bir Ekmek Bir Sapan Bir Zafer
Işareti.” Fraksiyon 12 March 2014. 24 March 2014
“Berkin Elvan uğurlandı-Berkin Elvan için onbinler sokağa
döküldü.” Milliyet. 12 March 2014. 24 March 2014
“DHKP-C, Burak Can Kahramanoğlu’nun öldürülmesini
A slogan written on a locker of an RC student. It
means “Berkin Elvan is immortal.” Photo taken by
Mert Us.
Flight the Fool!
By Simay Dilek
üstlendi.” BBC Türkçe. 12 March 2014. 24 March 2014
Gözlü, Ali Haydar. “Kalp Krizi geçiren polis hayatını kaybetti.” Zaman. 12 March 2014. 24 March 2014
“Anger,” “Hatred,” “Rage,” “Passion,” “Addiction,”
says RC students for the game, yes you guessed
Serbest, Eyüp. “Türkiye Berkin’e Ağlıyor.” Hürriyet. 12
right, Flappy Bird. They hate the game so much
March 2014. 24 March 2014
that when you ask something about the game they
will get furious. At least their answers for my survey showed that. Flappy Bird is a game, which
makes no sense however makes an addiction.
98% of students in RC had played Flappy Bird at least once. And their responses to my “What did you feel while you’re playing Flappy Bird?” question was a
collection of bad temper. For example one of my responders wrote, “I wanted to
‘attack’ my phone.” Most of them write it was a source of snappishness. On the
other hand they were saying it caused a ridiculous addiction on them and they
played so ambitious to beat people’s scores. But thank God they didn’t turn into
Gary Wright. Gary Wright? He is the murderer of his brother just because of the
game Flappy Bird. He killed his brother because he scored much than his self
and joked with Gary. And now game had removed from all of the app stores.
People in RC said it was not a sensible move to remove the game but some of
them hardly defend it must be. I don’t know maybe it had to be removed but I
know that it cost a life.
A photo of Flappy Bird
The
Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group, n.d. Web. 26 Mar. 2014.
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