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Title: | Istanbul's Taksim Square and Gezi Park: The place of protest and the ideology of place | Authors: | Gül, M. Dee J. Nur, Cünük C. |
Keywords: | ideology Modernism protest movement public space urban landscape |
Publisher: | Vilnius Gediminas Technical University | Abstract: | May 2013 saw Istanbul witness a massive public demonstration. The incident began on 28 May when a small group of environmental activists tried to save Gezi Park, one of the most iconic green spaces in the Taksim district of central Istanbul. The park dates back to the 1940s and is well-known as public promenade. The modest demonstration was triggered by a government decision to reconstruct a former Ottoman Artillery Barracks. Within a few days, it developed into a violent uprising on an unprecedented scale lasting almost an entire month. Crowds not only gathered in Istanbul but also in many other Turkish cities such as the capital, Ankara. International media broadcast the protests live from Taksim Square turning the Gezi Park protest into an international phenomenon. Today the Park has become a reference point in Turkish politics where almost every issue is linked to the 'spirit of Gezi'. It made a modest protest over an inner city promenade into a vivid symbol of political opposition. This paper will analyse historically the Taksim Square project and the ideological conflicts it evoked in Turkish society. © 2014 Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VGTU) Press Technika. | URI: | https://doi.org/10.3846/20297955.2014.902185 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11851/5807 |
ISSN: | 2029-7955 |
Appears in Collections: | Mimarlık Bölümü / Department of Architecture Scopus İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / Scopus Indexed Publications Collection WoS İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / WoS Indexed Publications Collection |
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