Erdogan to go ahead with controversial Gezi park redevelopment plans

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<p>‘T rkish Presi e t Recep Tayyip Er oga has a o ce the revival of co troversial pla s to re evelop a ce tral Ista b l park that sparke major a ti-gover me t protests back i 2013.</p>
<p>“A project that we ee to a ress i a co rageo s ma er is (that of) Gezi park i Taksim. We will b il this historic str ct re,” sai Er oga ri g a Sat r ay speech i Ista b l.</p>
<p>The pla s co sist of reb il i g a Ottoma -era barrack a other b il i gs o la c rre tly occ pie by Gezi park, which is o e of the few remai i g gree spaces i Ista b l. The barracks was origi ally b ilt i 1789 a was tor ow i the 1940.’</p>
<p><a href="http://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2016/06/19/471084/t rkey-er oga -gezi-ottoma " target="_bla k">Rea more: Er oga to go ahea with co troversial Gezi park re evelopme t pla s</a></p>