Divan Istanbul

Divan Istanbul
Divan Istanbul
	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
	www.divan.com.tr/divan-istanbul/en

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]

Entrance of Divan Hotel Istanbul

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]^[8] As a result, according to Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the hotel had helped criminals.^[9]

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.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-06-18. Retrieved 2013-06-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ İsmail Saymaz [@ismailsaymaz] (15 June 2013). "divan'in icine gaz..." (Tweet) – via Twitter./photo/1
^ http://video1.nytimes.com/video/2013/06/15/21708_1_istanbul-hotel-raid_wg_16x9_xl_bb_mm.mp4
^ Dündar, Can (16 June 2013). "REVİRE BİBER GAZI". Milliyet.
^ "Im Istanbuler Divan-Hotel: Sie wollen uns umbringen". taz.de. 16 June 2013.
^ https://www.economist.com/news/europe/21583312-harsh-verdicts-are-handed-down-ergenekon-trial-justice-or-revenge Turkish politics: Justice or revenge?

External links[]

Official website
Otele gaz bombası atılma anı, 16 June 2013

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[Koc-1] Koç Holding (2011), Koç Holding Annual Report 2011^{[permanent dead link]}, p69

[2] "Divan Istanbul". Fodor's.

[3] "Police Storm Turkish Park Occupied by Protesters". The New York Times. 16 June 2013.

[4] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-06-18. Retrieved 2013-06-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[5] İsmail Saymaz [@ismailsaymaz] (15 June 2013). "divan'in icine gaz..." (Tweet) – via Twitter./photo/1

[6] ttp://video1.nytimes.com/video/2013/06/15/21708_1_istanbul-hotel-raid_wg_16x9_xl_bb_mm.mp4

[7] Dündar, Can (16 June 2013). "REVİRE BİBER GAZI". Milliyet.

[8] "Im Istanbuler Divan-Hotel: Sie wollen uns umbringen". taz.de. 16 June 2013.

[9] ttps://www.economist.com/news/europe/21583312-harsh-verdicts-are-handed-down-ergenekon-trial-justice-or-revenge Turkish politics: Justice or revenge?

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Divan Istanbul

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