Protesters Clash With Police During Gezi Park Anniversary March in Istanbul Turkey

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Protesters Clash With Police During Gezi Park Anniversary March in Istanbul Turkey
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Protesters in Istanbul, Turkey attempted to march to Taksim Square to commemorate the first anniversary of the Gezi Park protests and sit-in on Saturday, but were prevented from reaching their destination by police, who blocked access to the square and kept people away with tear gas and water can**ns.

One year ago today, Turkish police violently dispersed a small sit-in at Gezi Park in Istanbul’s Taksim Square. It started with a small group that wanted to save the park (http://mashable.com/2013/06/03/turkish-protesters-ad-new-york-times/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) from destruction (developers had plans for a shopping mall to be built there)


See also: Turkish Police Detain CNN Reporter On Air on Gezi Anniversary (http://mashable.com/2014/05/31/cnn-reporter-detained-turkey-gezi/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/05/31/gezi-park-anniversary/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)


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