| 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 | |
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The Divan Istanbul ( Turkish: Divan İstanbul) is a five star hotel in Istanbul, Turkey. It is located next to 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.
- ^ "Justice or revenge?". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
External links
- Official website
- Otele gaz bombası atılma anı, 16 June 2013
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