Defenders of the Gezi Park in central Istanbul have won. The Administrative Court refused all applications for the development of the park and Taksim Square, which became the main reason for mass protests recently throughout Turkey.
The governmental plans to build a multifunctional complex did not follow the law. Now the government can either plan a new urban project, or appeal the decision of the court.
However, to the opposition, this verdict means much more than just a rejection of development. For them, it is a loss for Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who saw the protesters as terrorists and saboteurs. The Prime Minister has launched a massive pro-government campaign, the main purpose of which was to discredit the opposition. -02В-
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On 26 July "Platform III of the Republic" made a statement which drew attention to the unlawful seizure of electronic devices of underage children of the arrested head of this structure Akif Gurbanov.
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From 19 to 26 July, 24 automatic rifles, 1 machine gun, 9 rifles, 28 grenades, 441 shells, 3118 cartridges of different calibre and other ammunition were found in Khankendi, the Azerbaijani Interior Ministry reported. During the mentioned period, the police found 1 machine gun, 50 grenades, 7 fuses, 3 shells and 320 cartridges of different calibre in Shusha.
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President Ilham Aliyev has approved by decree the Azerbaijan-Kazakh intergovernmental agreement on cooperation in military intelligence defense sector. The document was signed in Baku on 7 June 2024.
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At the trial of the opposition politician Tofig Yagublu, the statement of Elnur Vaqifoglu, another accused, was heard at the Baku Serious Crimes Court.
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