Analysis of the Gezi Park events from constitutional rights

Gezi Park Events, which broke out on May 27, 2013 with reactions against the attempt to cut down trees growing at Istanbul Taksim Gezi Park illegally and spread to 80 cities shortly and lasted for nearly one month, are a turning point in the environmental, social and political history of Turkey. Reactions of the society against various politics and expressions that existed before the initiation of the events and reactions shown against the attempt to demolish Gezi Park and to build Artillery Barracks in its place had been joined and civic and environmental claims were uttered for the first time in Turkey's history in national level. Gezi Park Events took place for voicing reactions against many violations of rights and at the same time, various right violations had occurred during the events. This study aimed to analyze (resolve) Gezi Park Events in consideration of "constitutional rights". As the said analysis was made, constitutional rights were limited with environmental and civic rights, right to health, the right of freedom of speech, right to congregate and demonstrate, and personal liberty and safety. In the first section of the study, the study subject and its significance, hypothesis and purpose and method were discussed. In the second section, a general literature search was presented by benefiting from valuable research conducted on Gezi Park Events. In the third and fourth sections of the study, the concepts taken as a reference in the study were deliberated in the light of national and international legislations and a historical background about the issue was presented. In the fifth section, the process prior to Gezi Park Events was elaborated and the incidences that occurred during the actions and throughout the judicial process about Taksim Project were cited based on the statements of politicians, profiles of activists, and media and social media cases. In the sixth and last section of the study, a connection was made between the referenced "constitutional rights" and Gezi Park Events. It was aimed that this "Thesis Study", analyzing Gezi Park Events that took place 5 years ago and were referenced in discussions carried out about many subjects including social, political and environmental subjects in consideration of constitutional rights, would be contributing to literature considerably.