Emin Özmen Gezi Park, where civil unrest began in May 2013 after the violent eviction of a sit-in at the park protesting an urban development plan. Police used tear gas to disperse the crowd that had gathered
(...) in Taksim Square. Istanbul,Turkey. 2013
“The Gezi protests were, in my point of view, a major turning point and a challenge for Turkish democracy. What had begun as an environmental protest to save a small park turned out to be the marker of a new era.
It signified a major shift in the way the country was ruled and since the 2013 protests, a spiral of brutal and stressful events has struck Turkey.”
– Emin Özmen © Emin Özmen | Magnum Photos
