Taksim Square was the centre of last year's occupation of the city. Now not much trace of that time remains, except maybe in the excessive numbers of riot police who gathered nearby on Saturday night (complete with armoured police vehicles equipped with water cannons). It has returned once again to a place for tourists to visit, especially around the statue commemorating the foundation of the Turkish Republic; in the evening it's the place to take part in what Italians would call the passeggiata, the hour when people can stroll about, drink tea and coffee, and let the kids run around. Bright spotlights turn it into a stage where everything feels like part of an essential drama.
My friend George.
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