Istanbul rising - Video #occupygezi #wearegezi http://t.co/JFvtoJaLkh
June 10, 2013
On Friday, May 31, Turkish riot police fired tear gas and pepper spray into a peaceful protest held to save Gezi Park, one of the last green areas in central Istanbul. This set off the biggest civil uprising in the history of the Turkish Republic, calling for Prime Minister Erdogan's resignation.