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The march reached Istanbul on 9 July 2017 with a mass rally attended by hundreds of thousands of people in Maltepe, where Berberoğlu is imprisoned [1] – the biggest opposition gathering since the protests in Gezi Park in 2013. [22] [23] [24] Kılıçdaroğlu spoke at the rally.
The 2014 Kobanî protests in Turkey were large-scale rallies by pro-People's Defense Units (YPG) protestors in Turkey which occurred in autumn 2014, as a spillover of the crisis in Kobanî. Large demonstrations unfolded in Turkey , and quickly descended into violence between protesters and the Turkish police .
In January 2017, Der Spiegel magazine and ARD broadcaster reported that about 40 mostly high-ranking Turkish soldiers who worked at NATO facilities in Germany requested asylum in Germany. [270] At the end of February 2017, Germany said it had received 136 asylum requests from Turks holding diplomatic passports since the July coup attempt.
After the hostile reactions of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan [4] and Turkish society, Turkish Cypriots organized a second and third rally on 2 March and 7 April 2011. The average turnout was 50,000–80,000, [ 5 ] [ 6 ] making these some of the largest demonstrations by Turkish Cypriots under the occupation. [ 7 ]
After the Uludere airstrike killed 34 [6] to 50 [60] Kurdish civilians, major protests followed in Turkey's predominantly Kurdish cities, [61] most notably Diyarbakir where protests turned violent and police used batons and tear gas against protesters and protesters threw stones and Molotov cocktails at police. [62]
2011 protests against internet censorship. The Justice and Development Party (AKP) led by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has governed since 2002, winning the 2002, 2007 and 2011 elections by large margins. Under its rule the economy of Turkey recovered from the 2001 financial crisis and recession, driven in particular by a construction boom.
Butterball is facing calls for a boycott just days before Thanksgiving after sickening footage of poultry workers allegedly sexually abusing and torturing its turkeys resurfaced on social media.
The following is a timeline of the Gezi Park protests in Turkey of citizens and supporters against actions and plans of the government of Turkey. The timeline is segmented into days. Panorama of Taksim Square protests on 7 June 2013. The building at the top left covered in banners is the Atatürk Cultural Center.