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All defendants acquitted in coup case against Turkish football fan group
An Istanbul court ruled for the acquittal of all 35 defendants on Dec. 29 in the trial of 35 members of a Be?ikta? football fan group, çAr??, who were accused of organizing a plot to topple the government during the 2013 Gezi Park protests.
The Russian crisis vs. the official ideology
The downing of a Russian war plane by the Turkish air force on the Turkish-Syrian border on Nov. 24 opened a new chapter in Turkey's political discussions.
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28 convicted in central Turkey over Gezi Park protests
Twenty-eight suspects in a case into the Gezi Park protests of summer 2013 have been sentenced to jail terms ranging from five months to one year, in the Central Anatolian province of Kayseri.
Haydarpa?a Train Station, the romantic setting of Turkish movies
This week marks the anniversary of the Haydarpa?a Train Station, which began its long and later troubled history on Nov 4, 1909, as one of the major train stations of the worldIstanbul has been the epicenter of various battles in the last decade where its nature and history are being massacred relentlessly, with Gezi Park being the ultimate symbol in a fight against a ruthless neo-liberal regim
Gezi victim's brother to address public for HDP
Mustafa Sar?sülük, the brother of Ethem Sar?sülük, who died during the Gezi Park protests in 2013 when a police officer shot him, will make the first televised speech for the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) on state-owned TRT channel on Oct. 25 as a candidate from the party.
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Be a part of the process, don't just watch
The Gezi Park movement was full of all colors, not the mono-color they want to paint Turkey with; it was a movement where people who wanted some things to be changed moved together without questioning and judging who was who.
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Turkish court convicts 244 protesters over Gezi Park protests
A local court in Istanbul has sentenced 244 participants in the 2013 Gezi protests to jail time for a range of crimes, including "polluting a mosque."
Soldier faces 18 years for fatal shooting of protester in southeast Turkey
A Turkish prosecutor has demanded 18 years in prison for a private over the fatal shooting of 19-year-old Medeni Y?ld?r?m during a protest against the building of a new police post in Diyarbak?r's Lice district in June 2013.
Gezi victim's brother on HDP candidate list for Nov 1 polls
Mustafa Sar?sülük, the brother of Ethem Sar?sülük, who died during the Gezi Park protests in 2013 when a police officer shot him, has been named a candidate for the Peoples? Democratic Party (HDP) in the Nov. 1 general elections.
The HDP candidate from Ankara said he will be the representative of the Gezi Park uprising two years ago.
Probe opened into 94 people two years after Gezi protests
A probe has been opened into 94 people for participating in the Gezi Park protests more than two years after the events, with the suspects facing up to six years in prison.