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Gezi Park protests
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Within Vinony's link graph, Gezi Park protests is referenced by 951 other articles, and connects out to Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, İzmir and The New York Times.
The entry is geolocated on the map, across 59 mapped points.
It is catalogued under topics including 2010s political riots, 2013 in Istanbul and 2013 in LGBTQ history.
Its subject is documented across 41 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Date
- 28 May – 20 August 2013 , (2 months, 3 weeks and 3 days)
- Location
- 90 locations in Turkey including Istanbul , Ankara , İzmir , Hatay , Balıkesir , Bursa , Kahramanmaraş , Adana , Mersin , Kayseri , Konya , Eskişehir , Antalya , Isparta , Denizli , Muğla , Trabzon , Edirne , Erzurum , Malatya , Samsun , Dozens of cities within the Turkish diaspora
- 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 Government policies connected to the Syrian Civil War Alcohol restrictions Center-periphery dissonance
- Goals
- Protecting Gezi Park and the public places Defending freedom of speech and right to assembly Banning the usage of chemical gas by state forces against protesters Resignation of Erdoğan's government Free media Fair elections
- Methods
- Sit-ins , strike actions , demonstrations , online activism , protest marches , civil disobedience , civil resistance , cacerolazo
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- protest
- Has part
- chapulling
- Named after
- Gezi Park
- Country
- Turkey
- Located in
- Ankara
- Location
- Turkey
- Number of deaths
- 11
- Motto
- Taksim her yerde, direnç her yerde!
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- Commons category
- 2013 Taksim Gezi Park protests
- start time
- 2013-05-28
- topic's main category
- Category:Gezi Park protests
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Encyclopedic overview
Lead figures
Government leaders:
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On the map
59 mapped locations
Connections
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Entity
İzmir
City
The New York Times
Entity
Syrian civil war
Concept
Hatay Province
Entity
Islamism
Entity
Beşiktaş J.K.
Entity
demonstration
Entity
The Economist
Entity
Atatürk Airport
Entity
Beşiktaş
Entity
Taksim Square
Entity
Gezi Park
Entity
cacerolazo
Entity
Gendarmerie General Command
Entity
Bülent Arınç
Entity
Melih Gökçek
Entity
Muammer Güler
Entity
Confederation of Progressive Trade Unions of Turkey
Entity
2013 Reyhanlı bombings
Entity
Categories
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