We support 'Taksim Solidarity' in Turkey
2,191 views · Published 12 June 2014 · 4:00 · Indexed 4 November 2026
Channel: Amnesty International · 2014 · News & Politics
In summer 2013, Gezi Park protests, initially small scale demonstrations to stop the redevelopment of Taksim Gezi Park, swept across Turkey over several weeks. Several prominent spokespeople from Taksim Solidarity, a coalition of over 100 organisations, including professional bodies, trade unions and campaigning groups, which organised peaceful demonstrations, held press conferences and challenged the redevelopment project in court, are now facing trial. This video contains an interview with one of them, architect Mücella Yapıcı. Since this video was made, the authorities lifted the YouTube ban, after 67 days of blocking access.
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