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Çarşı Protest Against Coup Trial of Beşiktaş Fans

Çarşı, a fan group of the football team Beşiktaş, gathered at an Istanbul courthouse on Tuesday, December 16, to protest against the trial of 35 fans that took park in mass anti-government protests in Gezi Park in 2013.

“Charging these Beşiktaş football club fans as enemies of the state for joining a public protest is a ludicrous travesty,” said Human Rights Watch Senior Turkey Researcher Emma Sinclair-Webb.

This video shows protest inside the Istanbul Çağlayan Justice Palace on December 16. Credit: Instagram/fkumbul