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Gezi Park is an urban park next to Taksim Square, in Istanbul's Beyoğlu district (historically known as Pera). It is one of the last green spaces in Beyoğlu and one of the smallest parks of Istanbul.
The sit-in at Taksim Gezi Park was restored after police withdrew from Taksim Square on 1 June, and developed into a protest camp, with thousands of protesters in tents, organising a library, medical centre, food distribution and their own media.
Aug 25, 2013 · Can the Gezi Park protestors unite in the future to become a credible political force and challenge Mr Erdogan's authority? No-one is sure. But the movement has an important legacy for Mr...
May 28, 2018 · 05/28/2018. In 2013, hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets in Turkey to protest Erdogan’s authoritarian policies. The memory of those days is still present in the current presidential...
Oct 9, 2023 · The Gezi Park protests are a milestone for system-challenging collective action practices in Turkey. Now, ten years later, we look back on the protests and their legacy.
The Gezi Park protests began as part of a longstanding campaign against the destruction of the park, one of the last green spaces in central Istanbul, as part of the redevelopment of the Taksim area.
Jun 19, 2023 · Gezi Park has become a ghost. But a ghost, by its very nature, being neither alive nor dead, cannot easily disappear. The memory of modern Turkey is not only a memory of violence, but also a memory of protests across generations.
Demonstrations that began on 28 May 2013 to protect Gezi Park and turned into protests demanding basic rights and freedoms because of the violence directed to the people by the police and spread across Turkey continue with forums.
Jun 14, 2023 · Inside Gezi Park, the tree-lined space next to Taksim Square that was the heart of the protest, hundreds of small tents sprawled out along the pathways, while banners and posters delivered a...
May 28, 2023 · At the end of May 2013, the protest movement against the redevelopment of Taksim Square in central Istanbul had rallied environmental activists against the destruction of Gezi Park, one of the...
