It Started with Trees – Revolt in the Gezi Park

Jun 16, 2013

0h 29m

★ 0.0

Overview

Protesters diary from Gezi Park - Taksim Square, Istanbul. Occupy Gezi movement started when the government decided to build shopping mall in place of the last green area that remained in the middle of Taksim Square.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Tomáš Doruška Film

Česká televize

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Akile Nazli Kaya

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It Started with Trees – Revolt in the Gezi Park

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