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A protester wears a gas mask, as youth gather in Taksim square in center Istanbul, Turkey, on early morning of June 3, 2013. Police fired tear gas at activists, after they set up barricades around the square, and tired to march to the direction of the local soccer stadium. Photo by: Oren Ziv/ Activestills.org
Protests in Turkey: How I became a ‘marginal, alcoholic looter’
How did a modest student protest against the destruction of a park in Istanbul turn into one of the biggest protests in Turkey’s recent history? A personal story from Taksim Square. By Anonymous Gezi Park, in the heart of Taksim Square, was one of the last remaining green areas in Istanbul. The decision to demolish it in order…
By +972 Magazine June 7, 2013
PHOTOS: Anti-government protests swell in Turkey’s capital
Photos and text by Yotam Ronen/Activestills.org Turkey’s capital, Ankara, last night saw a rise in the numbers of participants in the anti-government demonstrations that erupted across the country over the past week. Around 1,000 people participated in Monday’s demo in Kizliay, the capital’s main square, while approximately 8,000 joined Tuesday night’s protest, as workers unions called…
By Activestills June 5, 2013
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