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Welcome to the ‘New Turkey': Five years after Gezi park, protesters face new threats of arrest

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    All this suffering over people trying to protect their access to a tiny piece of nature. I will have to remember to appreciate my environment more...

    It was May 28, 2013 when a group of environmentalists decided to challenge the decision to demolish one of Istanbul's few remaining green spaces, Gezi Park. They gathered and set up tents in the park. They were soon met with tear gas in a widely-criticised show of police force.

    All this suffering over people trying to protect their access to a tiny piece of nature. I will have to remember to appreciate my environment more...