Taksim Gezi Park | |
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Type | Urban park |
Location | Istanbul, Turkey |
Coordinates | 41°02′18″N 28°59′13″E / 41.03833°N 28.98694°E |
Area | 9.88 acres (4.00 ha) |
Created | 1943 |
Operated by | Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality |
Open | All year |
Gezi Park is an urban park next to Taksim Square, in Istanbul's Beyoğlu district (historically known as Pera).[1] It is one of the last green spaces in Beyoğlu and one of the smallest parks of Istanbul. In May 2013, plans to replace the park with a reconstruction of the former Taksim Military Barracks (demolished in 1940), intended to house a shopping mall, sparked the nationwide 2013 protests in Turkey.[2]