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Turkish Court Rules in Favor of Gezi Park Protesters

Karissa Rosenfield — Fri, 05 Jul 2013 00:00:00 +0000

The efforts of thousands who occupied Gezi Park, and those who joined them in solidarity via social media from around the world, have paid off. According to Reuters, a Turkish court has ruled against the Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan-backed development in which proposed to redesign Istanbul’s iconic Taksim Square and replace one of the populated city’s few public parks with a mall.

Taksim Square's Temporary Structures, Rendered

Vanessa Quirk — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Architecture emerges with every "occupy" movement or protest. From whatever meager resources at hand, occupiers create structures to fulfill very specific purposes - from makeshift tents for sleeping, to instant podiums for speaking, or perhaps even a swing to kill the time. Unfortunately, these architectures are, by their very nature, fleeting: often disappearing instantly the moment the occupation ends.

When Urban Planning Gets Political: The History of Taksim Square

Onur Ekmekci — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Over the last two weeks, the world has witnessed history unfold in a small park in the heart of Istanbul, Taksim Square. What started out as a peaceful protest to save Gezi Park and its trees from destruction has turned into a country-wide (and, to some degree, worldwide) movement that rejects the ever-increasing autocratic tendencies of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.