'Istanbul, you’re not alone'
OTTAWA — More than 100 protestors congregated on Parliament Hill Sunday in solidarity with protestors in Turkey who were attacked by police last week after launching a campaign to save a park in Istanbul.
Led by the Turkish Community in Canada and Friends of Turkey, Ottawans chanted and raised signs on the Hill, in an attempt to show that protests in Istanbul are now about more than just a park.
Peaceful protests began in Istanbul’s Gezi Park May 27 to deter the country’s reigning political party, the AK Party, from tearing down the park in favour of a shopping mall.
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