Turkey opens re-trial of Kavala, 15 others over 2013 Gezi protests
Kavala and eight others accused of organizing the Gezi Park protests, which began in Istanbul, were acquitted of all charges in February 2020 but an appeals court overturned that ruling in January.
A man stands in fron of closed Eyup Sultan Mosque during the first day of Ramadan and the second of a four-day curfew, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Istanbul, Turkey April 24, 2020(photo credit: UMIT BEKTAS / REUTERS)ByREUTERSUpdated: