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Plan to build Ottoman barracks on Istanbul's Gezi Park approved in new court ruling
Turkey?s Council of State reversed its previous decision to cancel the controversial pedestrianization project around Istanbul's iconic Taksim Square, expressing support for the construction of the replica of an Ottoman artillery barracks over Gezi Park, daily Cumhuriyet reported July 15.
Top court rules expropriations 'unlawful' in Istanbul's Tarlaba?? renovation project
Turkey?s Council of State has insisted on its earlier cancelation of expropriations in Istanbul?s controversial Tarlaba?? urban transformation project, in a key ruling that the case?s lawyer says will set an example for similar projects in the future.