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Reflecting on Turkey’s Gezi Park Protests, Five Years On

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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 (...)
Emin Özmen A young man stands with a gas mask in a cloud of tear gas near Gezi Park, where civil unrest began in May 2013 after the violent eviction of a sit-in at the park protesting an urban development pla (...)
Emin Özmen Turkey. Istanbul. 2013. Security forces use tear gas near Gezi Park in Taksim square. Istanbul. Turkey. 2013 © Emin Özmen | Magnum Photos
Emin Özmen Security forces finally entered Gezi Park after two weeks of protests. People are trying to escape. Taksim Square. Istanbul. Turkey. 2013 © Emin Özmen | Magnum Photos
Emin Özmen Security forces enter Gezi Park after two weeks of the protests. Taksim Square. Istanbul. Turkey. 2013 © Emin Özmen | Magnum Photos
Emin Özmen A protestor walks in the Ataturk Cultural Centre building (now destroyed) near Taksim square. Istanbul. Turkey. 2013 © Emin Özmen | Magnum Photos
Emin Özmen Protestors build a barricade at the Gumussuyu district near Taksim square. Istanbul. Turkey. 2013 © Emin Özmen | Magnum Photos
Emin Özmen Exhausted police sleep on the ground near Taksim Square. Istanbul. Turkey. 2013 © Emin Özmen | Magnum Photos
Emin Özmen Early morning in Gezi Park, a young man sleeps on the grass. Taksim Square. Istanbul. Turkey. 2013 © Emin Özmen | Magnum Photos
Emin Özmen Protestors dance in Gezi Park near Taksim Square. Istanbul. Turkey. 2013 © Emin Özmen | Magnum Photos
Emin Özmen A young injured protestor lies down in a mosque where they found shelter near Dolmabahce palace in Besiktas. Istanbul. Turkey. 2013 © Emin Özmen | Magnum Photos
Emin Özmen A protester stands near a container during the clashes near Gezi Park. Taksim Square. Istanbul. Turkey. 2013 © Emin Özmen | Magnum Photos
Emin Özmen Police forces use water canon to disperse the crowd on Istiklal street, near Taksim Square. Istanbul. Turkey. 2013 © Emin Özmen | Magnum Photos
Emin Özmen Riot Police use tear gas to disperse the crowd on Istiklal street. Istanbul. Turkey. 2013 © Emin Özmen | Magnum Photos