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June 10th, 2014 | by
GMT-B The Turkish government’s approach to the Gezi Park demonstrations in 2013 is as abusive as ever while impunity for police violence is widespread, Amnesty International said in a report published on June 10. The report comes one...
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June 3rd, 2014 | by
GMT-B The 153 people who were detained in Istanbul and Ankara during demonstrations to mark the anniversary of the Gezi Park protests were released on June 2. The protesters, who were detained and taken to the Vatan Police Department...
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June 2nd, 2014 | by
GMT-B A 27-year-old man was found dead in Istanbul’s Gezi Park on June 2. Citizens called the police when they noticed the man, identified as Tuğrul Tunalı, lying on the grass. An investigation has been launched into the incident....
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May 31st, 2014 | by
GMT-B Turkish President Abdullah Gül was subjected to a pointed question May 30 at Harvard University about police violence in Turkey on the anniversary of the Gezi Park protests. “How do you sleep at night when people are dying in...
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March 12th, 2014 | by
GMT-B An administrative court has rejected a lawsuit for the annulment of the Gezi Park redevelopment project, despite the fact that a stay of execution was issued for the construction of the historic Artillery Barracks by a regional...
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March 7th, 2014 | by
GMT-B Istanbul prosecutors have refiled an indictment over last summer’s Gezi protests after a court ordered them to eliminate shortcomings in a previous version of the document, charging five people from Taksim Solidarity with...
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January 19th, 2014 | by
GMT-B Police have taken tight security measures around Istanbul’s Taksim Squre and closed Gezi Park, ahead of the planned commemoration of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink on the anniversary of his murder. Seven years have...
Politics
December 11th, 2013 | by
GMT-B Turkish prosecutors have charged 255 protesters, including seven foreigners, over the mass demonstrations that swept the country in June. Those indicted face a range of charges including violating laws on demonstrations,...
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November 20th, 2013 | by
GMT-B Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has denied that he praised the Gezi Park protests during a meeting with U.S. officials at the Brookings Institute in Washington D.C. Davutoğlu posted on his Twitter account that he did not say...
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November 19th, 2013 | by
GMT-B Turkey’s Minister of Foreign AffairsAhmet Davutoğlu said he feels proud of the Gezi Park protests because they are similar with protests in European countries. “The right to protest in Turkey, for example, the Gezi Park...
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