ISTANBUL – The small park in Taksim Square in the sprawling metropolis of Istanbul is one of the few green spaces left in the city center. On May 28, a handful of Turkish environmentalists started a peaceful protest against a redevelopment plan for the park that would replace the greenery with a replica of an Ottoman-era army barracks, a shopping mall, and apartments.
伊斯坦布尔—在不断向外扩张的大都市伊斯坦布尔有一个塔克西姆广场（Taksim Square），塔克西姆广场有一个小公园，它是市中心硕果仅存的几处绿色空间之一。5月28日，一批土耳其环保主义者开始了反对公园重新开发的和平示威。重新开发将用仿建的奥斯曼帝国时代军营、购物城和公寓楼取代绿地。但警察的持械镇压爆发了大规模公民运动并蔓延至全国。