On the night of the 2nd of June, in Dolmabahçe, from a distance of 5 meters she was shot by a tear gas cartridge. The cartridge hit her eyebrow. Her forefront was cracked open. At the infirmary in Taksim Square, they tried emegency medical intervention without success. so, she was brought to the German Hospital where they diagnosed her situation [...] → Read the full article…
Turkish police attacked Istanbul’s Taksim Gezi Park protesters, injuring dozens, as a sit-in against a mall project entered its fourth day on May 31. Police made numerous attacks on protesters in Istanbul’s Taksim area, in a crackdown on crowds gathered to stop the bulldozing of trees for a planned mall in the city center. Police detained more than 60, Istanbul [...] → Read the full article…
ISTANBUL Police staged an early morning raid on protesters bidding to protect trees from being cut down in a central park. However, the move seems to have backfired, with the protesters unmoved and support growing. Demonstrations to prevent the demolition of a park on Istanbul’s Taksim Square, which is due to be replaced with a shopping mall, entered their third [...] → Read the full article…