Istanbul might not be used to it, but, this is democracy. The demonstrators want to preserve their park and they are correct to demand it.
Istanbul needs to stop destroying the only green area in a larger scheme of building places of commerce. The shopping mall needs to be moved. In the USA we know people need their green areas. Not that it is a nice thing, it is a respite and people need to have quiet areas and green areas to seek relief from concrete and busy streets.
Having parks in a city block is a sophisticated approach to living within the city. This is ridiculous. The people want their park, move the shopping mall.
The people aren't demanding that much. They are asking to leave their only park intact.
Lauren Crowley Corrinet says she's met passionate, hardworking peers as a member of the Conservancy's Greensward Circle.
Lauren Crowley Corrinet (click here) might be exaggerating when she calls Evening in the Garden, an annual fundraiser at the Conservatory Garden, the "coolest thing ever," but she makes a good case. "There's delicious food, live music, cocktails, great company, it's outside at the most beautiful place in the City, and it supports Central Park. If you're a young professional in New York, why wouldn't you go?"...
Posted on Tuesday, 06.11.13
...President Abdullah Gul, (click here) seen by many as a more moderate voice, said the government could not stand more unrest that had disrupted daily life for nearly two weeks, but authorities would listen to protesters' grievances....
Istanbul needs to stop destroying the only green area in a larger scheme of building places of commerce. The shopping mall needs to be moved. In the USA we know people need their green areas. Not that it is a nice thing, it is a respite and people need to have quiet areas and green areas to seek relief from concrete and busy streets.
Having parks in a city block is a sophisticated approach to living within the city. This is ridiculous. The people want their park, move the shopping mall.
The people aren't demanding that much. They are asking to leave their only park intact.
Lauren Crowley Corrinet (click here) might be exaggerating when she calls Evening in the Garden, an annual fundraiser at the Conservatory Garden, the "coolest thing ever," but she makes a good case. "There's delicious food, live music, cocktails, great company, it's outside at the most beautiful place in the City, and it supports Central Park. If you're a young professional in New York, why wouldn't you go?"...
