Things looked like they were going to quieten down a bit yesterday until the police moved in in the evening. Instead of calming people, this reaction has increased tension. "After deciding to pursue their sit-in despite the government’s assurance that it will comply with a court decision that suspends the redevelopment plans for Gezi Park, protesters agreed to remove barricades around the site as well as all political banners from the park. The barricades standing at the entrance of the park from the Taksim Square were removed in the afternoon by protesters while the park was being cleared of banners that belong to parties and other organizations. Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) Deputy Sırrı Süreyya Önder, who was the first politician to go to the park in the beginning of the protests and had stopped dozers from demolishing the trees, has personally removed today the banners of his party together with another deputy, Sabahat Tuncel, according to daily Radikal." hurriyetdailynews/gezi-park-protesters-call-for-mass-demonstration-on-sunday.aspx?PageID=238&NID=48862&NewsCatID=341
Posted on: Sun, 16 Jun 2013 06:29:26 +0000
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