A short history of the Gezi Park trial by Gökçer Tahincioğlu

Journalist Gökçer Tahincioğlu analyses the history of the Gezi trial after 2013, in which Osman Kavala and co-defendants were convicted in April 2022.

‘The government’s attitude towards Gezi is well known. There is no doubt, however, that Gezi is being utilised as a pretext for the ensuing bans on protests.’

Read his article in English and Turkish here:

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‘İktidarın Gezi’ye yönelik tutumu biliniyor. Ancak Gezi’nin sonradan getirilen eylem yasakları için aparat olarak kullanıldığına da kuşku yok’

Gökçer Tahincioğlu PEN Norveç için Gezi Parkı davasının tarihini yazdı.