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At least 93 individuals have been apprehended following the 21st edition of the march.

While the İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality has filed a criminal complaint about the works undertaken in Galata Tower with hammer drills without an approved restoration project, the demolished wall has been apparently built again.

As it turns out, the controversial restoration works in İstanbul’s iconic Galata Tower are undertaken by the company of Sevilay Tuncer Uludağ, a former executive from the ruling AKP’s İstanbul Provincial Organization.

Minister of Culture and Tourism Aksoy has made a statement about the “restoration” works undertaken in İstanbul’s iconic Galata Tower. He has denied the allegations that “the walls of the tower were demolished” with hammer drills.

Speaking to bianet, İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality’s Head of Cultural Assets Department Mahir Polat has noted that the demolition takes place in the interior wall where the Ottoman signature is located: “It is not restoration, it is demolition.”

Minister of Culture and Tourism Ersoy has said, “We could not have remained insensitive to swift birds during museumization works at Galata Tower. We have paused the maintenance works at the facade of the tower till the birds migrate.”

Saying that the takeover was illegal Mayor İmamoğlu has shared the letter he sent to the minister.

Occupy Galata Group released a Facebook message, inviting public to have a picnic around Galata Tower area in downtown Istanbul after Beyoğlu Municipality’s approval for a private tea house in the public square.