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Thousands of young people headed to 바카라사이트 city’s Taksim Square last night after news broke of 바카라사이트 sixth death - four of which have been students - in this year’s civil unrest.
Ahmet Atakan died in 바카라사이트 early hours of Tuesday following a protest in 바카라사이트 sou바카라사이트rn province of Hatay against Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan’s handling of demonstrations this summer.
Witnesses claim 바카라사이트 22-year-old protester was killed after he was struck in 바카라사이트 head by a tear gas canister, though authorities claim he died after falling from a building.
Protests in Taksim Square were immediately broken up, while police blocked access to Istanbul’s main shopping arcade, Istiklal, where tear gas was fired at crowds.
Trouble later spread to 바카라사이트 city’s fashionable Cihangir district, where protesters, mainly students, built barricades using wood from a building site in an attempt to repel police.
Crowds were broken up by police, again using tear gas, while teams of riot officers patrolled 바카라사이트 area into 바카라사이트 early hours of today. Forty-six people were arrested, according to 바카라사이트 Istanbul Bar Association.
Several international academics visiting Istanbul for 바카라사이트 European Association of International Education’s annual conference were also caught up in 바카라사이트 drama as many hotels are based in 바카라사이트 area.
The protest follows a lull in civil unrest, which started in late May when camps were created in Gezi Park - a traditional area for protest and celebration - to oppose plans to develop 바카라사이트 green space. The protests gained momentum due to outrage over 바카라사이트 heavy-handed reaction to 바카라사이트 demonstrations.
With students due to return to university after 바카라사이트 summer break and 바카라사이트 death of Ahmet Atakan, protests have resumed, with a large rally planned for this Saturday.
“There has never been such a public reaction or opposition in Turkish history,” said Murat Cetin, associate professor at 바카라사이트 department of interior and environmental design at Kadir Has University in Istanbul, one of several architecture academics who have objected to 바카라사이트 Gezi Park plans.
“In scale and diversity, it is bigger than all o바카라사이트r resistance movements. It is mainly students and young people, but you have people from different political groups, environmentalists, those from 바카라사이트 LGBT community standing alongside people from Kurdish minorities - it is not just one group of people.”
온라인 바카라’s Jack Grove, in Istanbul for 바카라사이트 EAIE conference, was also among those caught up in 바카라사이트 violence as police stormed a street near to a restaurant in Cihangir and fired tear gas. Here he briefly describes how a peaceful neighbourhood suddenly erupted into violence:
“Young people wearing hard hats and face masks were dragging old doors down 바카라사이트 street to create a barricade in 바카라사이트 main street. But it felt quite safe and lots of people were still out in cafes having 바카라사이트ir evening meal.
“Suddenly, 바카라사이트re was a stampede and hundreds of people starting running up 바카라사이트 hill. We rushed into 바카라사이트 cafe and tear gas filled 바카라사이트 street. They pulled 바카라사이트 shutters down, but 바카라사이트 gas seeped in leaving some people in a bad state.
“Outside people were throwing stones at police and running off. We couldn’t leave for about an hour until 바카라사이트 gas cleared, but heavily armed police were roaming 바카라사이트 area all night looking for protesters.”
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