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Cases / Tanker / shipping · Turkey · 2021–2024

Turkish court annuls 2021 transfer of Gezi Park ownership

Short record: the main facts, with sources. A full case file has not been prepared.

Nature's voice · report
No measurement of the harm done to me here is on record.
Did nature suffer? Not measured.
Not on record
  • The record does not name which of my species, waters, soils or forests were harmed.
What the record lacks: 3 none on record · 1 not measured See the gaps

Gezi Park's ownership was transferred to a foundation in 2021, and a court annulled the transfer in 2024. The sources reviewed give no data on the park's ecological condition.

What?
Ownership of Gezi Park was transferred to a foundation in 2021; a court annulled the transfer in 2024. Duvar English
Where?
Gezi Park, Istanbul, Turkey Duvar English
When?
Transfer in 2021; annulment in 2024; report dated 20 March 2024 Duvar English
Who?
Gained
  • A foundation (not named in the sources reviewed) — received ownership of Gezi Park in 2021 Duvar English
Lost
None on record
Harmed
None on record
Why?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
How?
Transfer of park ownership to a foundation, later annulled by a court. Duvar English
6 of 6 questions answered from the record

What happened

The record, in order.

Duvar English reported on 20 March 2024 a dispute over Gezi Park's ownership.

Ownership of the park was transferred to a foundation in 2021.

A court annulled that transfer in 2024.

    In court and with insurers

    Every proceeding and every insurer decision on record.

    Lawsuits and rulings

    No court case on record. No court has ruled on this case.

    Insurers

    No insurer decision on record.

    What we don't know

    Undisclosed, unproven, untried: recorded as data.

    Nature

    • Not measured Harm to nature: The record holds no measurement of harm to nature.

    Record

    • None on record The foundation and the court case are not named in the sources reviewed.
    • None on record The party holding the park after the annulment is not stated in the text reviewed. The source address refers to reinstatement to Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality; this is not confirmed in the text.
    • None on record No ecological data for the park is given in the sources reviewed.

    Did the harm stop?

    Not stated in the sources reviewed.

    Who paid?

    Not stated in the sources reviewed.

    Sources

    Voices on record: — Company or project— Government and regulators— Courts✓ Press and investigations— Communities and civil society— Researchers

    Press and investigations

    1. Gezi Park ownership dispute
      Duvar English · 20 Mar 2024
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