Divan Istanbul
| Divan Istanbul | |
|---|---|
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  Divan Istanbul in Istanbul | |
| General information | |
| Location | Cumhuriyet Cad., Elmadağ, Şişli, Istanbul, Turkey |
| Coordinates | 41°02′40″N 28°59′20″E / 41.04444°N 28.98889°E |
| Opening | 1956 |
| Owner | Divan Group |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 11 |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 191 |
| Website | |
| www | |
The Divan Istanbul (
Taksim Gezi Park in Elmadağ, Şişli, in walking distance from Taksim Square. Opened in 1956, it is the flagship of the Divan Group hotel chain.[1][2]
During the
2013 protests in Turkey it opened to injured protestors as well as those fleeing police attacks. During the night of 15/16 June, police repeatedly tear-gassed the lobby.[3][4][5][6][7] As a result, according to Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the hotel had helped criminals.[8]
See also
References
- ^ Koç Holding (2011), Koç Holding Annual Report 2011[permanent dead link], p69
- ^ "Divan Istanbul". Fodor's.
- ^ "Police Storm Turkish Park Occupied by Protesters". The New York Times. 16 June 2013.
- ^ "Child suffering from tear gas inhalation is carried by a protester in the basement of Divan hotel, next to Gezi park near Istanbul's Taksim square | View photo - Yahoo! News". Archived from the original on 18 June 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
- ^ İsmail Saymaz [@ismailsaymaz] (15 June 2013). "divan'in icine gaz..." (Tweet) – via Twitter./photo/1
- ^ Dündar, Can (16 June 2013). "REVİRE BİBER GAZI". Milliyet.
- ^ "Im Istanbuler Divan-Hotel: Sie wollen uns umbringen". taz.de. 16 June 2013.
- ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
External links
- Official website
- Otele gaz bombası atılma anı, 16 June 2013
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