Tag Archives: Taksim Gezi Park

Hürriyet Daily News: Turkish President Gül approves controversial bill restricting alcohol

President Abdullah Gül has approved the controversial bill  restricting the sale and advertising of alcohol, Anatolia news agency reported June 10. The 15 day limit allocated for the president’s decision was set to end as of June 11. “If I see constitutional problems [in the bill], I will do what’s necessary,” Gül had told the Confederation of Turkish Craftsmen and [...] → Read the full article…

goodmorningTurkey: Deputy PM Apologizes to Injured Protesters

The police response to the initial protests against the demolition of Taksim Gezi Park in favor of a mall were wrong, Deputy Prime Minister Bülent Arınç has said, apologizing to injured protesters “with environmental concerns.” during a speech today. But Arınç added in a speech today that the government did not “feel like they owed anything to those who cause [...] → Read the full article…

Hürriyet Daily News: Turkish PM Erdoğan retires mall project, vows mosque in Taksim

PM Erdoğan says the controversial military barracks to be built in Taksim will not be used as a shopping mall, while promising to build a a mosque in the iconic square Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has stepped back from building a shopping mall in the Artillery Barracks project to replace Taksim Gezi Park, while also announcing that a [...] → Read the full article…