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Attraction · Beyoğlu · Updated on 1 November 2026.

Site of Gezi Park protests in Beyoğlu

Site of Gezi Park protests is an attraction in Beyoğlu, Istanbul. This place has a story in the app. 5 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km. Within 190 m you'll find a bench and a public toilet.

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The story

Story · Site of Gezi Park protests

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You're standing in Gezi Park, right next to Taksim Square. Take a look around. This patch of green is one of the last parks in central Istanbul, and in 2013 it became the heart of the biggest protests Turkey had seen in decades.

Read the whole story in the Outdoor Pitstop app: check in at this place and it is yours (with Pro; new users are Pro for the first 4 weeks).

Photos

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.

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Photo: Azirlazarus · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons

Facilities near Site of Gezi Park protests

The nearest pitstop of each kind within 1 km, as the crow flies.

Well-known points of interest nearby

50 well-known points of interest nearby, those with an audio tour first. 5 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km.

Galata Tower
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

Galata Tower · 1.6 km

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Photo: A.Savin · Wikimedia Commons · FALView the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Maiden's Tower
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

Maiden's Tower · 2.3 km

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Photo: A.Savin · Wikimedia Commons · FALView the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Topkapı Palace
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

Topkapı Palace · 2.7 km

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Photo: Bjørn Christian Tørrissen · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Hagia Sophia
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

Hagia Sophia · 3.2 km

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Photo: Arild Vågen · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Basilica Cistern (Exit)
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

Basilica Cistern (Exit) · 3.3 km

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Photo: Diego Delso · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons

Hear the story of Galata Tower on the spot with the app

Also within walking distance

The 9 nearest points of interest with a story, within 2 km.

  1. 1Istanbul Taksim SquareAttraction · 60 m away
  2. 2Republic MonumentMemorial · 100 m away
  3. 3Ataturk Cultural CenterAttraction · 180 m away
  4. 4Çiçek PasajıAttraction · 780 m away
  5. 5Masumiyet MüzesiMuseum · 890 m away
  6. 6Pera MuseumMuseum · 1.1 km away
  7. 7Kılıç Ali Pasha MosqueAttraction · 1.3 km away
  8. 8Istanbul Museum of Modern ArtMuseum · 1.3 km away
  9. 9Naval MuseumMuseum · 1.7 km away
All 22 points of interest in Beyoğlu →

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