18 detained in İstanbul over silent ‘standing man’ protest on Gezi anniversary - Turkish Minute

The police did not allow the protest of Istanbul University students who wanted to commemorate the Gezi resistance. As a result of the police intervention, many university students were detained.

Police intervention in Istanbul University students' Gezi commemoration: There are detentions

The New York State Assembly hosted an important program to draw attention to human rights violations in Turkey. As part of the program, the “Silent Screams Exhibition” prepared by Advocates of Silenced Turkey (AST) was opened, and the documentary “Metamorphosis” directed by Aslıhan Kaş was screened. Speaking at the event, AST Board Member and Program Coordinator Aslıhan Kaş said that the Erdoğan regime […] The article Human rights violations in …

18 detained in İstanbul over silent ‘standing man’ protest on Gezi anniversary - Stockholm Center for Freedom

Turkish police detained 18 people on Wednesday evening in İstanbul’s central Taksim Square during a silent “standing man” protest marking the anniversary of the 2013 Gezi Park demonstrations, a landmark event in Turkey’s recent history, Turkish Minute reported. The protest commemorated the 12th anniversary of the Gezi Park movement, a nationwide wave of demonstrations in May and June 2013 in which millions took to the streets to denounce what th…

18 detained in İstanbul over silent ‘standing man’ protest on Gezi anniversary - Turkish Minute

Turkish police detained 18 people on Wednesday evening in İstanbul’s central Taksim Square during a silent “standing man” protest marking the anniversary of the 2013 Gezi Park demonstrations, a landmark event in Turkey’s recent history, according to the ANKA news agency.