Inspired by Egypt? Gezi protesters set to ‘enter their park,’ again.

Inspired by Egypt? Gezi protesters set to ‘enter their park,’ again. (HD).

Taksim Solidarity Platform is set to “enter” Gezi Park on Saturday, July 6, despite police having cordoned off the area, while another group will stage “the First Annual Gas Man Festival” on the Asian side’s Kadıköy the following day.

The platform has announced that it will be in Gezi to serve the notice of the Istanbul first Regional Court’s June 6 decision which canceled the controversial Taksim pedestrianization project and the Artillery Barracks project.

The Taksim Square pedestrianization project and the Artillery Barracks project have lost their legal grounds, according to the initiative.

“We have not given up our demands and gains,” read their statement, which called on all Gezi protesters to meet in Taksim at 7 p.m. to show solidarity.

Kadıköy, on Istanbul’s Asian side, will also witness another protest on Sunday. The “Man Made of Tear Gas” Festival is set to take place on July 7 in the district, bringing together the “rebellious” crowds and a set of artists scheduled to perform at the event.

The festival flyer states that the form of protesting has changed over time, and that a new form of demonstration “for an independent and democratic Turkey” has turned all parks and streets into festivals “with the demand of freedom.”

The festival is set to host a series of artists, including Bulutsuzluk Özlemi, Kurtalan Ekspres, Cem Adrian and the Boğaziçi University’s Jazz Choir. A fashion show will also be among the festivities of the event.
The anti-government protests that were kicked off by severe police intervention against a small, peaceful group protesting mall plans in place of Taksim’s Gezi Park, received a severe blow when police forces cleared out the park after a days-long occupation by protesters.

Despite this, the movement refused the die down and instead spread to parks nationwide and individual forms of protest erupted around the country.

Security officials are continuing to launch raids in various cities, detaining people over alleged vandalism during the protests.Read the full story here.