The Istanbul protests
ita eng
5 June 2013
The mobilization to preserve Gezi Park, one of Istanbul's few green areas, has sparked a wave of protests against the government of Turkey's Prime Minister Erdoğan. Arzu Geybullayeva shows in her photos the time line of the protests
![Istanbul, running away from tear gas](/var/obc/storage/images/aree/turchia/da-gezi-park-a-taksim-le-proteste-ad-istanbul/istanbul-in-fuga-dai-lacrimogeni/838698-1-ita-IT/Istanbul-running-away-from-tear-gas_galleryicon3.jpg)
![Tear gas](/var/obc/storage/images/aree/turchia/da-gezi-park-a-taksim-le-proteste-ad-istanbul/lacrimogeni/838715-1-ita-IT/Tear-gas_galleryicon3.jpg)
![Gezi Park from above](/var/obc/storage/images/aree/turchia/da-gezi-park-a-taksim-le-proteste-ad-istanbul/gezi-park-dall-alto/838722-1-ita-IT/Gezi-Park-from-above_galleryicon3.jpg)
!["Tayyip Resign"](/var/obc/storage/images/aree/turchia/da-gezi-park-a-taksim-le-proteste-ad-istanbul/tayyip-dimettiti/838747-1-ita-IT/Tayyip-Resign_galleryicon3.jpg)
![Baghdad Avenue](/var/obc/storage/images/aree/turchia/da-gezi-park-a-taksim-le-proteste-ad-istanbul/baghdad-avenue/838754-1-ita-IT/Baghdad-Avenue_galleryicon3.jpg)
![Beşiktaş](/var/obc/storage/images/aree/turchia/da-gezi-park-a-taksim-le-proteste-ad-istanbul/besiktas/838761-1-ita-IT/Besiktas_galleryicon3.jpg)
![Taksim Square](/var/obc/storage/images/aree/turchia/da-gezi-park-a-taksim-le-proteste-ad-istanbul/piazza-taksim/838768-1-ita-IT/Taksim-Square_galleryicon3.jpg)
![Dance and chant in Taksim](/var/obc/storage/images/aree/turchia/da-gezi-park-a-taksim-le-proteste-ad-istanbul/canti-e-balli-a-taksim/838775-1-ita-IT/Dance-and-chant-in-Taksim_galleryicon3.jpg)
![Resistance](/var/obc/storage/images/aree/turchia/da-gezi-park-a-taksim-le-proteste-ad-istanbul/resistenza/838782-1-ita-IT/Resistance_galleryicon3.jpg)
![Cumhuriyet Avenue](/var/obc/storage/images/aree/turchia/da-gezi-park-a-taksim-le-proteste-ad-istanbul/cumhuriyet-avenue/838789-1-ita-IT/Cumhuriyet-Avenue_galleryicon3.jpg)
![Barbaros Avenue](/var/obc/storage/images/aree/turchia/da-gezi-park-a-taksim-le-proteste-ad-istanbul/barbaros-avenue/838796-1-ita-IT/Barbaros-Avenue_galleryicon3.jpg)
!["Taksim is everywhere, resistance is everywhere"](/var/obc/storage/images/aree/turchia/da-gezi-park-a-taksim-le-proteste-ad-istanbul/taksim-e-ovunque-la-resistenza-e-ovunque/838803-1-ita-IT/Taksim-is-everywhere-resistance-is-everywhere_galleryicon3.jpg)
![Turkish flags](/var/obc/storage/images/aree/turchia/da-gezi-park-a-taksim-le-proteste-ad-istanbul/badiera-turca/838810-1-ita-IT/Turkish-flags_galleryicon3.jpg)
![Everywhere Taksim](/var/obc/storage/images/aree/turchia/da-gezi-park-a-taksim-le-proteste-ad-istanbul/taksim-dappertutto/838817-1-ita-IT/Everywhere-Taksim_galleryicon3.jpg)
![Night of protest](/var/obc/storage/images/aree/turchia/da-gezi-park-a-taksim-le-proteste-ad-istanbul/notte-di-protesta/838824-1-ita-IT/Night-of-protest_galleryicon3.jpg)
![Police strikes back](/var/obc/storage/images/aree/turchia/da-gezi-park-a-taksim-le-proteste-ad-istanbul/la-polizia-ritorna-alla-carica/838831-1-ita-IT/Police-strikes-back_galleryicon3.jpg)