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Police, heavy machinery enter green space in İstanbul's Göktürk

Police, heavy machinery enter green space in İstanbul's Göktürk

The plan is to build villas and residences on a 224,000 square-meter area, which will cost 1.9 billion lira.

31 October 2022

Police batter, detain locals protesting demolition of park in İstanbul's Çekmeköy

Police batter, detain locals protesting demolition of park in İstanbul's Çekmeköy

Members of the main opposition CHP who support the protests are also among the detained.

Governor's office dismisses two people over ‘PKK symbols, colors’ in children's park

Governor's office dismisses two people over ‘PKK symbols, colors’ in children's park

While the Governor’s Office of İstanbul has stated that it would be “objectionable” if the persons responsible for the new layout of the park remained in office, the Municipality of Küçükçekmece has said that the incident has been “manipulated.”

13 November 2020

Prosecutors investigate 'PKK symbols' in new layout of recreational park in İstanbul

Prosecutors investigate 'PKK symbols' in new layout of recreational park in İstanbul

After a park was renewed by the district municipality, the authorities concluded that the star shapes in the children's playground resembled PKK symbols.

12 November 2020

A Park Too Much for Activist Ayse Nur Zarakolu

The Diyarbakir governor's office has objected to the naming of a park after deceased human rights activist and publisher Ayse Nur Zarakolu. A court has decreed that she spread "separatist propaganda".

24 August 2007 Erol Önderoğlu