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Is Gezi Park a _public_ or _private_ park?

• saraid216 13y ago
  And what does such a distinction mean in Turkey?
  • muhuk 13y ago
    It's a public park. There might be parks within the walls of a gated community. Or there might be special parks, like a bird park or a japanese garden you might then need a ticket to enter. Gezi Park is a public area in the heart of Istanbul. The value of the land must be astronomical. That's another reason why the government has no issues attacking the civilians. And they get this brutal because the value of each individual life (in their minds) is very very low. (I used to live 500 meters away from Gezi Park, and I have spent a considerable amount of time there)
• thomasjoulin 13y ago
  According to Wikipedia it's a public park http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taksim_Gezi_Park http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taksim_Gezi_Park (sidebar "Type: Urban Park")