Category Archives: Istanbul

Istanbul liberty and environmental protests hijacked by Kemalists

By Cinorek Dogan: Some months ago, as I explained on my blog, a big destruction project got underway in Istanbul. A part of this process is to cut down trees in Istanbul’s Gezi Parkı area. The aim is to re-build a version of the Taxim Topçu Military Barrack (Taksim Topçu Kışlası), which was completely demolished…