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Residents protest urban transformation in front of the AKP-run Municipality

Residents protest urban transformation in front of the AKP-run Municipality

Locals residents whose facilities such as water, electricity, and gas were cut off due to urban transformation in İstanbul, have held a protest in front of the Beyoğlu Municipality.

Mesopotamia Cultural Center to be evicted from its building of 18 years

Mesopotamia Cultural Center to be evicted from its building of 18 years

The building of the İstanbul Mesopotamia Cultural Center (MKM), a Kurdish culture and art center in Tarlabaşı neighborhood, is being handed over to the Beyoğlu Municipality by the Beyoğlu Sub-Governor’s Office.

Tea House Invasion in Galata Tower

Tea House Invasion in Galata Tower

Occupy Galata Group released a Facebook message, inviting public to have a picnic around Galata Tower area in downtown Istanbul after Beyoğlu Municipality’s approval for a private tea house in the public square.

19 June 2014 Yeliz Özşen