Clashes with the police covered by NarPhotos Collective on Saturday July 13
Turkish police intervenes Istiklal Street firing water cannon and tear gas at hundreds of protesters when they gather to march to Taksim Square and Gezi Park after the press statement of TMMOB (The Union of Chambers of Turkish Engineers and Architects). People gathered in Galatasaray to protest against a recently imposed law which blocked the authority of The Union of Chambers of Turkish Engineers and Architects from its final approval authority on urban planning projects.
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Thousands of protesters gathering to built an Earth Table from Galatasaray to Taksim Square, Istanbul. The Iftar is a collective form of breaking the fasting in Ramadan. While Turkish police blocked the entrance of Taksim Square and warned people to leave from the area the Earth Table was bşooming as a symbol for peace and coexistence of different life models.
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said the Istanbul governor Hüseyin Avni Mutlu three hours before the park was closed again for the public.
Taksim Gezi Park, which has become the heart of the anti-government movement sweeping the nation, was briefly opened to public use today July 8 before access to the park was blocked again by police officers three hours later.
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Istanbulites are rebelling in a never seen, peaceful unity of many groups out o different backgrounds. While media likes to focuse on riots and violence, the quality of this revolt is it’s Creativity. Istanbul is gassed massively, the youngsters from Beşiktaş lived nightmarish nights and had a big part in saving the Taksim Square and Gezi Park area from the police. The celebrations on Taksim Square wouldn’t be possible without the riots in Dolmabahçe and Beşiktaş. Continue reading Istanbul on Gas →
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