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Authoritarianism of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Lack of public consultation
Violation of democratic rights
Media censorship and disinformation
Use of excessive force by police
Government policies connected to the Syrian Civil War
Alcohol restrictions
Center-periphery dissonance
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Protecting Gezi Park and the public places
Defending freedom of speech and right to assembly
Banning the usage of chemical gas by state forces against protesters
Resignation of Erdoğan's government
Free media
Fair election
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sit-ins
strike actions
demonstrations
online activism
protest marches
civil disobedience
civil resistance
cacerolazo
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Occupation of the park and adjoining Taksim square ended by force.
Smaller scale protests gradually die out, but the park remains open to the public and plans for its destruction are cancelled
Turkey-EU relations deteriorated
Government passed several bills to increase the government's ability to control the Internet, to expand the police's abilities and to criminalise the provision of emergency medical care during protests.
Court acquits Gezi Park protest leaders
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Deaths: 11
Injuries: at least 8,163
Arrested: at least 4,900
Detained: at least 134
