Gezi Park protests
Turkish Constitutional Court rules for probe into police over ‘breaking arm’ case during Gezi Park incidents
The Constitutional Court has ordered an investigation into police officers who have been suspected of having a role in Süleyman Göksel Yerdurt’s broken arm during the Gezi Park incidents in 2013, saying the state’s dismissal of the case had been “out of line with human dignity.”
20 police officers to testify in killing of teenager during Gezi protests
Twenty police officers must testify in the killing of Berkin Elvan, a 14-year-old who died after being shot by a tear gas canister by police during the Gezi Park Protests in 2013, an Istanbul court ruled on Dec. 13.
Second wave of major AKP internal reconstruction ‘underway’
Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) could replace at least 13 Istanbul district heads and the total number of provincial heads replaced nationwide could rise to 30 by the end of March 2018, daily Hürriyet has reported.
Ministry to pay over 1 million liras to man injured during Gezi
An Istanbul court has ordered the Interior Ministry to pay over 1 million Turkish Liras in compensation to an academic who lost an eye during a police crackdown on the Gezi protests in 2013.
US officials eject protesters who interrupted Erdoğan's speech in New York
A group of protesters, including at least two members of the People's Protection Units (YPG), entered a hall in New York where Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was delivering a speech, shouting slogans before they were ejected by U.S. security officials late on Sept. 21.
What does the comfort of women to walk on the streets depend on?
Sabri Çelebi went on the streets with a machete during the Gezi Park Protests in Istanbul in 2013 and attacked protesters. He injured a woman by kicking her and a policeman from his hand. He was caught but released immediately afterwards. He went abroad. The ruling for his release was rejected.
Main opposition deputy shares photos of cut-down trees from Taksim's symbolic Gezi Park
Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) deputy Tuncay Özkan shared via his personal Twitter account photos of cut down trees in Istanbul's symbolic Gezi Park next to Taksim Square on Aug. 2, describing it as a "massacre of trees."
Main oppositiom deputy shares photos of cut-down trees from Taksim's symbolic Gezi Park
Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) deputy Tuncay Özkan shared via his personal Twitter account photos of cut down trees in Istanbul's symbolic Gezi Park next to Taksim Square on Aug. 2, describing it as a "massacre of trees."
Court rules faulty for man who lost eye during Gezi protests in Ankara
An Ankara court ruled "faulty" for a man who lost his eye during the Gezi protests in 2013 at the Turkish capital and also fined the Interior Ministry, daily Cumhuriyet has reported.
Turkey marks first year of foiled coup
Turkey is set to mark the first anniversary of last year's deadly July 15 coup attempt with a series of commemoration events slated to take place all across Turkey, with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan expected to address the public in Istanbul and Ankara.
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