Divan Istanbul

Divan Istanbul
Divan Istanbul is located in Istanbul
Divan Istanbul
Divan Istanbul in Istanbul
General information
LocationCumhuriyet Cad., Elmadağ, Şişli, Istanbul, Turkey
Coordinates41°02′40″N 28°59′20″E / 41.04444°N 28.98889°E / 41.04444; 28.98889
Opening1956
OwnerDivan Group
Technical details
Floor count11
Other information
Number of rooms191
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]

See also

References

  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. ^ "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 2013-06-18. Retrieved 2013-06-16.
  5. ^ İsmail Saymaz [@ismailsaymaz] (15 June 2013). "divan'in icine gaz..." (Tweet) – via Twitter./photo/1
  6. ^ http://video1.nytimes.com/video/2013/06/15/21708_1_istanbul-hotel-raid_wg_16x9_xl_bb_mm.mp4[bare URL AV media file]
  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. ^ "Justice or revenge?". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 2023-03-24.

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