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Gezi Park protests

A wave of demonstrations and civil unrest in Turkey began on 28 May 2013, initially to contest the urban development plan for Istanbul's Gezi Park. The protests were sparked by outrage at the violent eviction of a sit-in at the park protesting the plan. Subsequently, supporting protests and strikes took place across Turkey, protesting against a wide…

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Location
90 locations in Turkey including Istanbul, Ankara, İzmir, Hatay, Balıkesir, Bursa, Kahramanmaraş, Adana, Mersin, Kayseri, Konya, Eskişehir, Antalya, Isparta, Denizli, Muğla, Tra…
Arrested
at least 4,900 with 81 people being held in custody (during the Gezi Park protests)
Caused by
Authoritarianism of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan · Lack of public consultation · Violation of democratic rights · Media censorship and disinformation · Use of excessive force by police
Date
28 May – 20 August 2013 (2 months, 3 weeks and 3 days)
Deaths
11
Detained
at least 134 (during the Gezi Park protests)

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Gezi Park protests → Alcohol restrictions, Authoritarianism of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Center-periphery dissonance, Government policies connected to the Syrian civil war, Lack of public consultation, Media censorship and disinformation, Use of excessive force by police, Violation of democratic rights
Goals · 6
Gezi Park protests → Banning the usage of chemical gas by state forces against protesters, Defending freedom of speech and assembly, Free and fair elections, Free media, Protecting Gezi Park and the public places, Resignation of Erdoğan's government
Result · 4
Gezi Park protests → Court acquits Gezi Park protest leaders, EU-Turkey relations deteriorated, Government passed several bills to increase the government's ability to control the Internet, to expand the police's abilities and to criminalise the provision of emergency medi…, Occupation of the park and adjoining Taksim square ended by force, smaller scale protests gradually die out, the park remains open to the public and plans for its destruction ar…
Arrested · 1
Gezi Park protests → at least 4,900 with 81 people being held in custody (during the Gezi Park protests)
Date · 1
Gezi Park protests → 28 May – 20 August 2013 (2 months, 3 weeks and 3 days)
Deaths · 1
Gezi Park protests → 11
Detained · 1
Gezi Park protests → at least 134 (during the Gezi Park protests)
Injuries · 1
Gezi Park protests → at least 8,163 (during the Gezi Park protests) (at least 63 in serious or critical condition with at least 3 having a risk of death)

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Gezi Park protestsArrestedat least 4,900 with 81 people being held in custody (during the Gezi Park protests)1.00infobox
Gezi Park protestsCaused byAuthoritarianism of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan1.00infobox
Gezi Park protestsCaused byLack of public consultation1.00infobox
Gezi Park protestsCaused byViolation of democratic rights1.00infobox
Gezi Park protestsCaused byMedia censorship and disinformation1.00infobox
Gezi Park protestsCaused byUse of excessive force by police1.00infobox
Gezi Park protestsCaused byGovernment policies connected to the Syrian civil war1.00infobox
Gezi Park protestsCaused byAlcohol restrictions1.00infobox
Gezi Park protestsCaused byCenter-periphery dissonance1.00infobox
Gezi Park protestsDate28 May – 20 August 2013 (2 months, 3 weeks and 3 days)1.00infobox
Gezi Park protestsDeaths111.00infobox
Gezi Park protestsDetainedat least 134 (during the Gezi Park protests)1.00infobox
Gezi Park protestsGoalsProtecting Gezi Park and the public places1.00infobox
Gezi Park protestsGoalsDefending freedom of speech and assembly1.00infobox
Gezi Park protestsGoalsBanning the usage of chemical gas by state forces against protesters1.00infobox
Gezi Park protestsGoalsResignation of Erdoğan's government1.00infobox
Gezi Park protestsGoalsFree media1.00infobox
Gezi Park protestsGoalsFree and fair elections1.00infobox
Gezi Park protestsInjuriesat least 8,163 (during the Gezi Park protests) (at least 63 in serious or critical condition with at least 3 having a risk of death)1.00infobox
Gezi Park protestsLocation90 locations in Turkey including Istanbul, Ankara, İzmir, Hatay, Balıkesir, Bursa, Kahramanmaraş, Adana, Mersin, Kayseri, Konya, Eskişehir, Antalya, Isparta, Denizli, Muğla, Tra…1.00infobox
Gezi Park protestsMethodsSit-ins, strike actions, demonstrations, online activism, civil disobedience, civil resistance, cacerolazo1.00infobox
Gezi Park protestsResultOccupation of the park and adjoining Taksim square ended by force, smaller scale protests gradually die out, the park remains open to the public and plans for its destruction ar…1.00infobox
Gezi Park protestsResultEU-Turkey relations deteriorated1.00infobox
Gezi Park protestsResultGovernment passed several bills to increase the government's ability to control the Internet, to expand the police's abilities and to criminalise the provision of emergency medi…1.00infobox
Gezi Park protestsResultCourt acquits Gezi Park protest leaders1.00infobox

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