13 arrested after Gezi Park incidents

Turkish court ruled to arrest 13 people out of 15, who were previously taken into custody upon claims of membership to terrorist organizations, destroying public property and shops, provoking public and resisting police officers in last month's Gezi Park incidents. As part of the extensive operations held by the Turkish police in 5 Turkish cities, Izmir, Ankara, Istanbul, Manisa and Batman on July 5 regarding last month's Taksim Gezi Park incidents, police took into custody 15 people after studying the footages of the incidents. 15 were detained upon allegations of membership to terrorist organizations of DHKP-C, TKIP and MLSPB. Besides,  Istanbul's Taksim Gezi Park was re-opened for a while following last months' incidents and then closed again on Monday after rally calls. Turkish police intervened in the protesters on Monday gathering at Istanbul's central Istiklal Street and marching towards Taksim Square to enter Gezi Park, the focus of mass protests last month against the redevelopment plans of the park including a replica of an Ottoman-era military barracks. Governor of Istanbul Huseyin Avni Mutlu said on Monday, "Gezi Park is open for our people, for those who do not want to get involved in protests. Parks belong to the public. We will never allow those trying to turn Gezi Park and Taksim Square into an area of illegal protests and invasion." Meanwhile, police detained 50 people during Monday's illegal protests at Taksim and Istiklal Street. Briefly re-opened after weeks of modernization, Taksim Gezi Park was closed again, cordoned off by police following calls of rally by the protest leaders Monday evening. Four people were killed and hundreds of people were injured along with billions of Turkish liras of material damage in the demonstrations.